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Mental health crisis ‘means youth is no longer one of happiest times of life’ (www.theguardian.com)

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Summary

A UN-commissioned study finds that youth happiness has declined sharply over the past decade in English-speaking countries.

Traditionally, happiness followed a U-shape, with youth being a peak period, but it now increases with age instead.

Researchers link this shift to social media, cyberbullying, and reduced social interaction.

The mental health crisis may have significant consequences that affect education, workforce participation, and productivity. The UN is investigating whether this trend is a global phenomenon.

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[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 42 points 5 months ago (2 children)

youth is no longer one of the happiest times

Which has always had the strong whiff of bullshit marketing imposed by patronizing adults, trying to force a square peg into the round hole.

Like the guy said at the end of the '93 comedy film Dazed & Confused - "If I ever start referring to these as the happiest days of my life, remind me to kill myself", and he was the cool, open-minded star athlete, the one best equipped to have a good time in his youth.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 13 points 5 months ago

That’s because we base “happiness” upon the amount of responsibilities and clearly the most amount of it(adulthood) is going to make you unhappy. So this is basically just answering the question of are we exploiting people and ruining society?

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I enjoyed my youth.. Is it that unusual?

[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 2 points 5 months ago

I'd wager that for most western kids no, not at all.