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10 Charts That Capture How the World Is Changing
Some of the most valuable evidence comes in the form of detailed time-use records from the US and UK, which show a marked increase in time spent alone among teens and young adults over the past decade, but little to no change for older groups. Most impor-tantly, this diary data also captures how people are feeling over the course of their day as th... See more
Young people are less likely than in previous decades to get their driver’s license, or to go on a date, or to have more than one close friend, or even to hang out with their friends at all. The share of boys and girls who say they meet up with friends almost daily outside school hours has declined by nearly 50 percent since the early 1990s, with t... See more
Derek Thompson • The Anti-Social Century
Growth was the ultimate goal of the social media era. We pursued more friends, more followers and more likes, on as many platforms as possible. A decade later, we're finding ourselves hyper-connected but emotionally unfulfilled. More hasn't made us happy. Instead, we're sadder, lonelier, and anxiety-ridden.
Co-Matter • Post-Social Media_2020X-co–matter.pdf
2020 saw a grand, mostly unnoticed shift in online behaviour: the clickhogs all went catatonic, thick tongues lolling in the muck. On Facebook, the average engagement rate—the number of likes, comments, and shares per follower—fell by 34%, from 0.086 to 0.057….But the same pattern is everywhere. Engagement fell 28% on Instagram and 15% on Twitter. ... See more
Ted Gioia • Has the Internet Reached Peak Clickability?
...loneliness levels have reached an all-time peak, 13% of Americans are on antidepressants, the U.S. suicide rate is at its highest since World War II, and polarization appears to be rising...
Meera Clark • A Religious Realignment
Another study showed that nearly half of US adults report feeling lonely and left out. It has reached, they say, “epidemic levels.”3