A friend of mine teaches middle school maths, and every kid in the class is striving to be an influencer or twitch streamer, no other aspirations in life.
Kids are smarter than we give them credit for. It’s like kids dreaming of being actors or singers or athletes.
Even if they think their teachers are good people, they clearly see that they don’t drive fancy cars. Even if their parents are middle income earners, they aren’t as famous or rich as the people babysitting them on screen. It may be more obnoxious and more piped straight into their eyeballs now but it’s hardly new.
Hell I’m a grown ass adult and I think about every once in a while.
While i agree with the general thing, I also truly think reality is more nuanced. I used to be a high-school teacher, and a lot of those kids just yearn for sincere socialising opportunities in general, more than celebrity success (even if some do also have that goal)
and this is why I limit Internet access to my kids.
I get compliments on how sweet and courteous my kids(under 10) are and get asked what my secret is. I tell parents, “YouTube only 30 minutes a week. all other internet content is blocked. no Facebook, tik tok, x, etc.”
they give me the most confused and sometimes disgusted looks.
don’t know when, but society became far too dependent on being “connected”. it’s far easier to give it up when it’s your choice vs when it’s taken from you.
I think it’s Gen Alpha, not Gen Z.
A friend of mine teaches middle school maths, and every kid in the class is striving to be an influencer or twitch streamer, no other aspirations in life.
There’s no longer any realistic path to wealth for anyone who doesn’t have nepotism on their side.
You’re not wrong, but I very seriously doubt this is what’s going through the kids’ heads
Kids are smarter than we give them credit for. It’s like kids dreaming of being actors or singers or athletes.
Even if they think their teachers are good people, they clearly see that they don’t drive fancy cars. Even if their parents are middle income earners, they aren’t as famous or rich as the people babysitting them on screen. It may be more obnoxious and more piped straight into their eyeballs now but it’s hardly new.
Hell I’m a grown ass adult and I think about every once in a while.
Have fun talking to chat which is at most 3 people for years while waiting for your breakthrough
Not who you responded to, but when I play with the idea of starting streaming, that’s the kind of vibe I wish for, not the breakthrough part
Nothing wrong with that, but it’s not what the kids are looking for
While i agree with the general thing, I also truly think reality is more nuanced. I used to be a high-school teacher, and a lot of those kids just yearn for sincere socialising opportunities in general, more than celebrity success (even if some do also have that goal)
and this is why I limit Internet access to my kids.
I get compliments on how sweet and courteous my kids(under 10) are and get asked what my secret is. I tell parents, “YouTube only 30 minutes a week. all other internet content is blocked. no Facebook, tik tok, x, etc.”
they give me the most confused and sometimes disgusted looks.
don’t know when, but society became far too dependent on being “connected”. it’s far easier to give it up when it’s your choice vs when it’s taken from you.
I hear plenty of zoomers say it but I also don’t interact with gen alpha so have no idea if it started with them