I guess what amounts to playing with different forms of dolls (yes, matchbox cars are dolls in this context) gets replaced by more creative or active outlets, whether that be code, music, painting, drawing, writing, athletic sports etc
Discussion
So maybe not tech so much as kids in general are being forced into adolescence earlier. What is driving that speed of aging/society integration (say 9th grade for our age to 5th grade for today's youth)? Is it societal based in some other way or are becoming increasingly good at weening our young into the folds of society quicker? Is it good that they're aging so young versus the added time we had to explore creativity in a less judged way?
Younger generations are exposed to online stuff nearly instantly as phonez and family plans are cheap and streaming video is the new babysitter. I'd be shocked if the average 5th grader wasnt doing one or more of the following
- tiktok consumption or production
- snapchat
- twitch stream/view
- youtube