This is ironic as one of the main themes of the book is that that’s actually not accurate. They have been dealt quite the hand, but over the long term it’s actually untrue that they’ve been dealt a disproportionately worse hand. The primary argument is that it’s unfettered access to technology and particularly social media that’s led to spikes in mental health disorders and other second order outcomes
I really adore the adventures manga. It answers questions I didn’t know I wanted answered about the universe, like what happens if some of our heroes from the games are evil, or just huge pricks
That’s interesting. Definitely agree about technology access and social media. Our school recently introduced lockable magnetic phone pouches that pupils have to put their phones in at the start of the day and they’re unlocked at the end of the day. They hate it! Some even have burner phones that they’re using to beat the system! I live in the UK and our government are currently considering an Australian-style social media ban for under 16s and I honestly think it’s a great idea. Which makes me a huge hypocrite as I would have hated a social media ban as a teen!
I moved from Goodreads to StoryGraph when SG first came out. I love it a lot, especially because I read books in different formats so I can mark those. I have a Kobo for my ebooks which has some stats, and Libby’s shelf function is good for books I borrow from the library, but neither one captures everything!
I also love the graphs and stats that SG provides! Here are my stats for this year so far. You can also see a wrap-up for the year, or for a specific month! There’s a lot more offered, like genre, a timeline, etc.
I really enjoyed Mistborn, too! I love heist/con stories (Six of Crows comes to mind immediately lol) and I love how the series grows from the standard heist plot. I was also pleasantly surprised by how much I loved the sequel series! I am excited to see how it ends up translated to the screen.
I have The Anxious Generation on hold at my library! I’m interested to read it. I also have a similar-sounding one on my list, called The Siren’s Call, about how tech has bought our attention.
I added both of these to my list last year to hit my 10% nonfic goal, but didn’t have a chance to read them yet. Even tho I might have already hit my goal this year because there were lots of good nonfics I was interested late last year, and so I read a lot in Jan
Thanks for the heads up! I would expect as much from any nonfic that handles these sort of world issues. I have read a few others along the same lines. They’re informative, yet grim, about a vital bit of reality that is dangerous to ignore for too long.
• Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit
•Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World: Essays by Barry Lopez
• What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill
These aren’t my favourite genre of nonfic books (I prefer nonviolent true crime; some memoirs; and books by Bill Bryson lol) but I still think they are important to read.
I live in the UK and our government are currently considering an Australian-style social media ban for under 16s and I honestly think it’s a great idea. Which makes me a huge hypocrite as I would have hated a social media ban as a teen!
