Summary
A UN-commissioned study finds that youth happiness has declined sharply over the past decade in English-speaking countries.
Traditionally, happiness followed a U-shape, with youth being a peak period, but it now increases with age instead.
Researchers link this shift to social media, cyberbullying, and reduced social interaction.
The mental health crisis may have significant consequences that affect education, workforce participation, and productivity. The UN is investigating whether this trend is a global phenomenon.
Puberty is already a hard time for most people. Add to that that nowadays this is also the time the youth becomes acutely aware of the state of things worldwide or at least state-wide, no wonder they get depressed.
“Yeah, you’ll have to work until you die and the planet will probably be in flames by the time you reach middle age with hundreds of millions of climate refugees overrunning what’s left of society at that point, but hey - Tiktok!”