Things have gone terribly wrong with our civilization. Social trust is plummeting, loneliness is epidemic, AI slop proliferates and microplastics invade our blood, brains and even breast-milk.
But the most disheartening statistic in my mind is this: 40% of high school students reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness during the past year, and 20% have seriously considered ending their lives. Suicide is now the second-leading cause of death for teens and young adults. Our children increasingly don’t want to live in the world we have made for them.
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