we evolved because it’s what we can do it’s what we should do
it’s what we should do
it’s what we should do Today Tomorrow forever
people love to talk about generations so
people love to talk about generations so you’ve probably heard some terms in this
you’ve probably heard some terms in this
you’ve probably heard some terms in this area before like baby boomer and we can
area before like baby boomer and we can
area before like baby boomer and we can see by a show of hands how many baby
see by a show of hands how many baby
see by a show of hands how many baby boomers do we have in the audience today
boomers do we have in the audience today
boomers do we have in the audience today all right leave your hands in the air
all right leave your hands in the air
all right leave your hands in the air for just a moment because I want the
for just a moment because I want the
for just a moment because I want the rest of the room to see that not all of
rest of the room to see that not all of
rest of the room to see that not all of you look like these people at least not
you look like these people at least not
you look like these people at least not today thank you
today thank you
today thank you baby boomers were the hippies of the 60s
baby boomers were the hippies of the 60s
baby boomers were the hippies of the 60s who became the yuppies of the 80s that
who became the yuppies of the 80s that
who became the yuppies of the 80s that are now many of our leaders then we have
are now many of our leaders then we have
are now many of our leaders then we have Gen X I’m a gen Xer oh man my fellow Gen
Gen X I’m a gen Xer oh man my fellow Gen
Gen X I’m a gen Xer oh man my fellow Gen Xers are out there okay and generational
Xers are out there okay and generational
Xers are out there okay and generational bonus points if you can name the movie
bonus points if you can name the movie
bonus points if you can name the movie rally bites that’s right from 1994 back
rally bites that’s right from 1994 back
rally bites that’s right from 1994 back when we got the reputation for being
when we got the reputation for being
when we got the reputation for being slackers
slackers
slackers then there’s Millennials how many
then there’s Millennials how many
then there’s Millennials how many Millennials are joining us today okay
Millennials are joining us today okay
Millennials are joining us today okay love you so it took some time to find a
love you so it took some time to find a
love you so it took some time to find a good picture of Millennials I like this
good picture of Millennials I like this
good picture of Millennials I like this one it has the technology it has the guy
one it has the technology it has the guy
one it has the technology it has the guy with the crazy beard they look like
with the crazy beard they look like
with the crazy beard they look like they’re in Brooklyn maybe they just had
they’re in Brooklyn maybe they just had
they’re in Brooklyn maybe they just had some artisanal cheese or maybe according
some artisanal cheese or maybe according
some artisanal cheese or maybe according to the internet some avocado toast
to the internet some avocado toast
to the internet some avocado toast then there’s ijen so if you’re ijen
then there’s ijen so if you’re ijen
then there’s ijen so if you’re ijen don’t just hold up your hand hold up
don’t just hold up your hand hold up
don’t just hold up your hand hold up your phone and let’s see of our Jenner’s
your phone and let’s see of our Jenner’s
your phone and let’s see of our Jenner’s yeah so almost all of you have a phone
yeah so almost all of you have a phone
yeah so almost all of you have a phone and almost all of them are smartphones
and almost all of them are smartphones
and almost all of them are smartphones ijen is the first generation to spend
ijen is the first generation to spend
ijen is the first generation to spend their entire adolescence with
their entire adolescence with
their entire adolescence with smartphones and that has had ripple
smartphones and that has had ripple
smartphones and that has had ripple effects across many areas of their lives
effects across many areas of their lives
effects across many areas of their lives and that is also the topic of my book
and that is also the topic of my book
and that is also the topic of my book called ijen so how do we know how
called ijen so how do we know how
called ijen so how do we know how generations differ from each other for
generations differ from each other for
generations differ from each other for the most part it’s by asking teens to
the most part it’s by asking teens to
the most part it’s by asking teens to tell us about their experiences and how
tell us about their experiences and how
tell us about their experiences and how they’re feeling in large national
they’re feeling in large national
they’re feeling in large national surveys that are done every year several
surveys that are done every year several
surveys that are done every year several of them go back all the way to the 70s
of them go back all the way to the 70s
of them go back all the way to the 70s that’s a powerful method because it
that’s a powerful method because it
that’s a powerful method because it allows
allows
allows to see boomers Gen Xers Millennials and
to see boomers Gen Xers Millennials and
to see boomers Gen Xers Millennials and ijen at the same age when they were
ijen at the same age when they were
ijen at the same age when they were young so you can see what’s generational
young so you can see what’s generational
young so you can see what’s generational and cultural change
and cultural change
and cultural change apart from age or just being young they
apart from age or just being young they
apart from age or just being young they are very large all told they add up to
are very large all told they add up to
are very large all told they add up to about 11 million people so I’ve been
about 11 million people so I’ve been
about 11 million people so I’ve been doing Studies on generational
doing Studies on generational
doing Studies on generational differences for about 25 years so I got
differences for about 25 years so I got
differences for about 25 years so I got used to changes that would grow slowly
used to changes that would grow slowly
used to changes that would grow slowly and steadily over time but then around
and steadily over time but then around
and steadily over time but then around 2010 or 2011 I started to see some
2010 or 2011 I started to see some
2010 or 2011 I started to see some changes that were much more sudden I had
changes that were much more sudden I had
changes that were much more sudden I had really never seen anything like it so
really never seen anything like it so
really never seen anything like it so for example teens became less likely to
for example teens became less likely to
for example teens became less likely to go out without their parents as often
they were getting together with their
they were getting together with their friends less often more started to say
friends less often more started to say
friends less often more started to say that they felt left out or that they
that they felt left out or that they
that they felt left out or that they felt lonely more started to say they
felt lonely more started to say they
felt lonely more started to say they felt like they couldn’t do anything
felt like they couldn’t do anything
felt like they couldn’t do anything right that their life wasn’t useful that
right that their life wasn’t useful that
right that their life wasn’t useful that they didn’t enjoy life a national
they didn’t enjoy life a national
they didn’t enjoy life a national screening study found a 50% increase in
screening study found a 50% increase in
screening study found a 50% increase in major depressive disorder between 2011
major depressive disorder between 2011
major depressive disorder between 2011 and 2015 among teens major depressive
and 2015 among teens major depressive
and 2015 among teens major depressive disorder with severe impairment shows a
disorder with severe impairment shows a
disorder with severe impairment shows a similar pattern most concerning of all
similar pattern most concerning of all
similar pattern most concerning of all the suicide rate for 12 to 14 year olds
the suicide rate for 12 to 14 year olds
the suicide rate for 12 to 14 year olds has doubled since 2007 I think this
has doubled since 2007 I think this
has doubled since 2007 I think this means we have to ask the question why
means we have to ask the question why
means we have to ask the question why what happened between 2010 and 2015 that
what happened between 2010 and 2015 that
what happened between 2010 and 2015 that might have caused these trends so one
might have caused these trends so one
might have caused these trends so one answer to what happened is that this
answer to what happened is that this
answer to what happened is that this happened
happened
happened you might have your own memory sometime
you might have your own memory sometime
you might have your own memory sometime around 2011 or 2012 of being in a public
around 2011 or 2012 of being in a public
around 2011 or 2012 of being in a public place looking up and realizing that
place looking up and realizing that
place looking up and realizing that everybody else was looking at their
everybody else was looking at their
everybody else was looking at their phone the percentage of Americans who
phone the percentage of Americans who
phone the percentage of Americans who owned a smartphone crossed 50% in 2012
owned a smartphone crossed 50% in 2012
owned a smartphone crossed 50% in 2012 by far the largest change in teens lives
by far the largest change in teens lives
by far the largest change in teens lives since 2010 has been that more of them
since 2010 has been that more of them
since 2010 has been that more of them got smartphones and they spent more time
got smartphones and they spent more time
got smartphones and they spent more time online and on social media
online and on social media
online and on social media you can see the time sequence here
you can see the time sequence here
you can see the time sequence here here’s teen depression smartphone
here’s teen depression smartphone
here’s teen depression smartphone ownership and the number of days number
ownership and the number of days number
ownership and the number of days number of hours per day the teens spend online
of hours per day the teens spend online
of hours per day the teens spend online on the other hand economic factors don’t
on the other hand economic factors don’t
on the other hand economic factors don’t line up so unemployment for example was
line up so unemployment for example was
line up so unemployment for example was actually going down over this time that
actually going down over this time that
actually going down over this time that teen depression was going up so the next
teen depression was going up so the next
teen depression was going up so the next question is our teens who spend a lot of
question is our teens who spend a lot of
question is our teens who spend a lot of time online thriving or are they
time online thriving or are they
time online thriving or are they struggling well they’re more likely to
struggling well they’re more likely to
struggling well they’re more likely to not sleep enough
not sleep enough
not sleep enough they are 71% more likely to have at
they are 71% more likely to have at
they are 71% more likely to have at least one risk factor for suicide said
least one risk factor for suicide said
least one risk factor for suicide said says such as feeling sad or hopeless for
says such as feeling sad or hopeless for
says such as feeling sad or hopeless for two weeks thinking about suicide or
two weeks thinking about suicide or
two weeks thinking about suicide or having attempted suicide in the past and
having attempted suicide in the past and
having attempted suicide in the past and they are twice as likely to be unhappy
there’s a photographer who takes
there’s a photographer who takes pictures of people on the street who are
pictures of people on the street who are
pictures of people on the street who are looking at their phones in short they do
looking at their phones in short they do
looking at their phones in short they do not look happy they do not look happy
here’s the good news you don’t have to
here’s the good news you don’t have to give up your phone use your phone for
give up your phone use your phone for
give up your phone use your phone for all the great things that it can do for
all the great things that it can do for
all the great things that it can do for an hour or two a day and then go and
an hour or two a day and then go and
an hour or two a day and then go and live your life go for a run or a swim
live your life go for a run or a swim
live your life go for a run or a swim watch a sunset get some sleep
watch a sunset get some sleep
watch a sunset get some sleep go see a friend not on snapchat but in
go see a friend not on snapchat but in
go see a friend not on snapchat but in person watch the expression on your
person watch the expression on your
person watch the expression on your friends face hear the tone in your
friends face hear the tone in your
friends face hear the tone in your friends voice give your friend a hug in
friends voice give your friend a hug in
friends voice give your friend a hug in short let your phone be a tool you use
short let your phone be a tool you use
short let your phone be a tool you use not a tool that uses you thank you very
not a tool that uses you thank you very
not a tool that uses you thank you very much
much
much [Applause]
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