Is GenZ stupid

 we are the most advanced in technology than we have ever been, a very rhetorical statement. but very true, technology is getting much more efficient and more useful each day. one could argue and say that its getting too useful to the point where the product is not the technology but the consumer. with each strand of data, from shopping habits, to search history, to even bio data. there is not a single strand of data that the big F.A.N.G companies don't know about me (facebook, amazon , netflix , google). as such the perfect product is suggested for me and my brain. whether its physical or digital. There is a very huge shift in corporations trying to produce the best physical product to the best digital product. the right software that holds your attention the most, that you use the most. This attention and time they claim from an individual is used to make profit in numerous ways from advertisements, to selling of data. to an average joe, its nothing of concern really. you have time to spare, you don't mind the adverts either ,since most of them are for the things you are interested in. the fact is true for almost every individual on the internet. they don't mind the reaping of their time. but the detrimental effects these leisurely features have brought upon our mind and body is drastic and concerning.

addictive apps like tik-tok and reels, that encourage "doom scrolling", are as bad as drugs for the brain. 

comparing an app to a drug is a very bold claim, but the phenomenon  that releases "happy hormones" or the sense of satisfaction after finishing a task is released from these micro-actions like scrolling reels, playing games, pornography etc. the issue arises that the amount of the happy hormones released during these processes is excessively more than the ones released during studying or exercising. you are getting more satisfaction, in less time and less work, logically that's the best option, and your body agrees with that, which is why it constantly tries to stay in that state. but these digital corporate products add very less of value to an individuals life. figuring out when your addiction's to these digital drugs is crossing a line is important.

The latest generation of youth in their late teens and young adult hood right now the GenZ are plagued by this addiction since birth unfortunately. born as the "ipad kids" where accessibility to digital gadgets was within arms length and reliance on technology was ever strong. The genZ have forever been relied on technology and have almost grown up incorporating it into their fiber of being. This generation is the most smart in terms of using technology, but the simplest task of memorizing or mental calculation requires the use of machines. this may not be true for you, but it is a very real phenomenon around you, where people only know as much as they need to know. the thirst and hunger for knowledge has stopped, ever since the knowledge of the world was in your pocket to use whenever you wanted. As a species we have the smartest technology but our people are losing everything that made them great.

On the other  hand as technology grows, the needs of the world changes, we need smarter people to work on these smarter machines. its a paradoxical loop.