Fucked up generation
I feel like my motivation for school- or anything really- is going downhill. Anytime I come home from school I just don't have the energy to start on that essay, or study for that test. Even doing that painting I've wanted to start on doesn't feel fun anymore. And I know exactly the reason why. It doesn't give me the same dopamine levels as scrolling on Instagram. My brain is being hardwired to like the scrolling, to crave it. And I can't help it. It is an addiction really, and I feel like every single teenager in this generation is going through the same thing but I don't actually think anyone realizes it. We are the online generation they say. We can't live without our phones generation. The fucked up generation. Well, guess what? I didn't ask for this either. I basically grew up with the internet and I despise it. I think the generations before me were lucky, so lucky. To be able to grow up carefree, phonefree, and really enjoy nature and their chil...