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mcyewfly's review
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.25
I normally don’t review books I have to read for work because they’re completely worthless for anyone outside of Education™. However, this book is really worth the read for any audience member. Especially if you “grew up with the Internet,” or “the Internet raised you,” you really need to read this book. I’ve never felt more defeated in realizing that we, as a collective, are actively failing our children in the name of pacifying annoying behaviors. This book hit me at the perfect moment as my wife and I just went on a month long detox from all social media, and then I read this book. I open Instagram and Reddit maybe once a day now, but it’s never been easier to close out of them quickly because of this book’s impact on me. These sites are simply a virus, sucking up all of our time and bandwidth, and for what? For some cheap laughs? For making fun of the same people every day? For voyeurism? It just crushes me every time I think about how much of my life I’ve wasted.
Anyway, it’s not like this book specifically or exclusively caused this avalanche (although it was the last straw), but its instrumental role in me proves its value. The compiled data and voice masterfully prove the author’s central argument. It does a great job of adhering to its goals and not intrude on other areas the author isn’t qualified in. This book, undoubtedly, will be at the center of either a ridiculously political firestorm that misses the point entirely, or it will be pecked to death by “well-meaning, genuinely concerned,” citizens who just want to waste time waxing eloquence. This book demonstrates that this horrible path of nitpicking, or seeking out perfection, are both enemies of the necessary common good. We’ll figure it out eventually, but we need to make money moves.
I think it really speaks to the power of this book’s message that I’ve spent two paragraphs lamenting our current realities and haven’t spent much time at all talking about the book itself. The book serves its purpose. The writing is effective, the anecdotes are vital, and the data is extraordinary. The voice is super preachy towards the end, and the book is very politically motivated in the most literal sense of the phrase because he is seeking legislation action. Yet, by the end, he’s earned his spot in the limelight.
daybreakreads's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Should be required reading for every person over 18.
rjhughes's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
A must read for everyone - no matter: parent or non parent, age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic background. Read it.
Some truly simple remedies to ensure future generations don’t suffer the same mental health and social issues youth today are facing. They only work, however, the more people get involved and recognise the cause.
Some truly simple remedies to ensure future generations don’t suffer the same mental health and social issues youth today are facing. They only work, however, the more people get involved and recognise the cause.
shaylag's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0