08-17-2020, 06:25 PM
(08-13-2020, 06:55 PM)RadianMay Wrote: Also, we in general have no consciousness at all of 9/11. I think it's just something that's out of our mind rather than something we register as a seismic shift. So, I can't really directly comment on the effects that 9/11 has or has had on our generation.
I would argue that a lot of the generational impacts aren't really about that, but more about how parenting strategies change. American parents and the zeitgeist overall took a darker turn after 9/11 that led to overparenting/lawnmower parenting creating the sheltered gen Z. I would point to the rapidly rising mental health rates for anxiety and depression in college as evidence.
