Chosen Focus
The shift from communicating in person and hanging out with people in person to communicating online and hanging out with people online. Over the past decade, there has been a huge shift from communicating in-person to communicating online in people from Generation Z. This can be seen through many programs such as Discord, Twitch, Snapchat, Instagram, etc. It has many serious implications and has caused serious mental harm in teenagers and young 20-year-olds.
Boundaries
- Last decade
- First world countries
- Mainly Generation Z, but also Millenials (rarely other generations)
The Story I Seek to Tell
In this essay, I aim to show how in the last decade people of Generation Z have become lonelier more than ever. I aim to show the reasons for this increase in loneliness, what life was like before this increase, what life is like during this increase, the implications of this increase, and why this is important to our society as a whole.
What Makes This Paradigm Shift Important?
For one, I have been a victim of this increase in loneliness and I’m sure many of my fellow students have noticed it as well. Zoomers are at one point or another going to be the generation with the most power/prominence, so it will be interesting how this loneliness affects that.