Graphic violence in video games, movies and television has often been blamed for the rise in mass shootings by young people. I think the appetite for horrible violence cultivates a sickness of the soul similar to the appetite for pornography. Neither of these anti-social and mentally unhealthy predilections should be encouraged, but they are, to my mind, not the cause of violence.
“Dr. Twenge started doing research 25 years ago on generational differences, but when 2011 -2012 hit, she saw something that would scare her to the core. This is the year when those having iPhones went over the 50% mark.”
I urge you to continue reading: The Scary Truth about What’s Hurting Our Children
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