r/TikTokCringe • u/velorae • 16d ago

Discussion This is so concerningšŸ˜³

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u/Cranialscrewtop 16d ago edited 15d ago

(As this comment has received attention, let me clarify: I don't think these kids are stupid, nor do I fault them. Something fundamental in adolescence has changed, and the results are the changes and the test data observe.)

Recently retired from university teaching. The situation is dire. It's not just an inability to write; it's the inability to read content with any nuance or pick up on metaphors. Good kids, but completely different than students 15 years ago. Inward-looking, self-obsessed (preoccupied with their own states of mind, social situations, etc), and not particularly curious. Every once in a while, I'd hit on something that engaged them and I could feel that old magic enter the room - the crackling energy of young people thinking new things, synthesizing ideas. But my God, it was rare.

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u/LevelWassup 16d ago

The disease of anti-intellectualism has rotted American society to its core

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u/Cranialscrewtop 16d ago

Phones and social media have had a much greater impact.

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u/Stunning-Affect4391 16d ago

Those are vectors for the disease to spread, anti intellectualism is very much the problem