For a little over a decade, we have been raising children in an environment that is hostile to human development. We need to change that now.

By a variety of measures and in a variety of countries, the members of Generation Z (born in and after 1996) are suffering from anxiety, depression, self-harm, and related disorders at levels higher than any other generation for which we have data.

  • Politically Incorrect@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    9 months ago

    If someone it’s interested at reading about the effects of TV and internet into modern culture you should read a book named Homo-videns by Giovanni Sartori.

    Beside the book, I believe the boom of ADHD diagnostics could be related to modern technology use and its effects on brain development, psychological and emotional.

      • shneancy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        18·
        9 months ago

        we know it’s genetic for sure. but we don’t know if it isn’t enviormental as well, it’s rather hard to check, but to confidentiality claim that it definitely isn’t is silly

        • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          2·
          9 months ago

          That’s how science works. We don’t just consider things as true just in case they might be true

          • emptiestplace@lemmy.mlEnglish
            11·
            9 months ago

            Casting doubt on environmental factors without conclusive evidence simplifies a complex issue. Science thrives on openness to new data, not dismissing possibilities without thorough investigation.

            Personally, I don’t think you should be telling folks “how science works”.

            • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              2·
              9 months ago

              No that’s not how it works. If you have a theory, posit it, test it, and peer-review the tests. If you (or someone else) won’t do that, you can’t just muddle the waters like this. This is how anti-science works.

              • QuaternionsRock@lemmy.worldEnglish
                11·
                9 months ago

                Them:

                I believe

                They admitted it’s just a theory.

                You:

                Adhd is not something environmental

                Alas, the only definitive assertion in this comment chain. It has been proven that there is a genetic component to ADHD, not that it is exclusively a genetic disorder.

                I also believe ADHD is partially environmental. I have diagnosed with and am treated for it.

                It’s not anti-science to believe something that hasn’t been disproven. It is anti-science to believe something that has been disproven (e.g. climate change-denying loons).

                • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                  3·
                  9 months ago

                  They admitted it’s just a theory.

                  You don’t just “I have a theory that aliens caused it” and then start spreading it around like the OP i Was responding to did.

                  It’s not anti-science to believe something that hasn’t been disproven.

                  By that argument it’s not anti-scientific to believe in Gods and Astrology…

                  • BringMeTheDiscoKing@lemmy.caEnglish
                    3·
                    9 months ago

                    Belief in god or astrology is not anti-scientific, it is unscientific.

                    Anti-scientific is evangelizing that the belief in god or astrology is a replacement for science.

              • emptiestplace@lemmy.mlEnglish
                10·
                9 months ago

                You’re literally doing the thing you accuse others of—jumping to conclusions without full evidence. Declaring ADHD purely genetic, while ignoring potential environmental factors, is a leap without scientific backing. It’s not about muddling waters; it’s about acknowledging our current limits and exploring all possibilities. That’s the essence of true scientific inquiry.

                • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                  4·
                  9 months ago

                  I believe things that are proven. Claiming ADHD is environmental without proof is on the same scale as “Vaccines cause Autism” and is used to claim shit like “Everyone has ADHD these days” or find something to blame for “causing ADHD” without ever supporting actual people with ADHD. The OP was literally using this exact argument to blame electronics for causing ADHD! This is muddying the waters and is not helping people with ADHD at all and is probably just harming them.

                  • emptiestplace@lemmy.mlEnglish
                    7·
                    9 months ago

                    Dismissing the role of environmental factors in ADHD overlooks the basic science that our behaviours and surroundings can fundamentally alter brain function. It’s a leap to equate cautious exploration of these effects with debunked myths.

          • hedgehog@ttrpg.networkEnglish
            2·
            9 months ago

            We don’t just consider things as true just in case they might be true

            That’s literally what you did in your previous comment when you said that ADHD isn’t environmental. You made a statement of fact about something unproven. By your own logic, your approach is unscientific.

            You could say “We haven’t proven that ADHD is influenced by environmental factors,” that research is ongoing to determine the effect of environmental factors, or point out that much of the evidence suggesting environmental factors could simply be correlation - or in some cases that the causal factor is reversed, i.e., that the cause of the environmental factor is the parent/child having ADHD rather than the other way around. But simply saying that ADHD is only genetic is, to be succinct, wrong.