Millennials
Jonathan Haidt – A shocking book: “Smartphones harm children’s mental health”
In a week, the new school year will begin, which this year is dominated by the announcement from the Ministry of Education regarding the ban on the use of smartphones in schools. One of the reasons for this move was Jonathan Haidt’s book: About one in five people on the planet -one in ten in Greece-belongs to Generation Z, or GenZers, also known as Zoomers.
The legacy of a killing and Greece’s culture wars
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the lethal shooting of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos by a police officer in Athens in December 2008. Over 9,000 people took to the streets across Greece to pay tribute to the killed teenager and protest instances of police brutality.
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The legacy of a killing and Greece’s culture wars
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the lethal shooting of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos by a police officer in Athens in December 2008. Over 9,000 people took to the streets across Greece to pay tribute to the killed teenager and protest instances of police brutality.
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Nearly 50% of young Bulgarians are Familiar with the Metaverse
Over 65% of Generation Z and Millennials in Bulgaria expect the Metaverse to offer them experiences they would not have in the real world.
The Digital Divide in the US (infographic)
Pew Research Center said 27 percent of U.S. adults with annual household incomes below $30,000 said that they have a smartphone but no home broadband
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3 in 4 Digital Currency Investors Have Profited Shows Survey
Digital currencies have seen significant gains in 2021 jumping 154% in value since January 1. On August 18, Cryptovantage published a study that shows 3 in 4 crypto investors said they had made money on their crypto holdings and cryptocurrencies represent 12% of the average millennial portfolio.
Chinese Millennials 'lying flat' Doing Nothing, Worries Beijing
Young people in China have set off a nascent counter-culture movement that involves lying down and doing as little as possible and Beijing is not happy about it.
90s Turkish pop lifting spirits during pandemic
The coronavirus has certainly taken its toll on millions of people's mental health, with many having to be isolated for many months and worried about the future that awaits them as the pandemic is not set to end any time soon.
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Millennials see catastrophic war as a real likelihood in their lifetime
The majority of millennials see catastrophic war as a real possibility, a survey by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) showed.
Most millennials surveyed by the ICRC believe it is more likely that a nuclear attack will occur in the next decade.
#2019PresidentialElection/Former President Basescu urges young people to vote
Former President Traian Basescu has called on young people to get out and vote, adding that choices are aplenty in today's presidential election. "I already think like a man who went through all of state positions, and I think that this election is the fundamental moment of a generational change.