I can believe that. Excessive use of depersonalizing electronics inhibits the formation of real human relationships.

gaming may have something to do with it. holed away in your bedroom you're not gonna gain a good support system

Another form of removing people from 'the present environment' of personal contact to that of a machine that give instant 'gratification'. I believe it's very important for kids to learn and observe their 'real' world. My son enjoys playing on the computer (watching videos, too) and watching tv. I limit the amount of time allowed for both. I've noticed he becomes internally obsessed and short tempered right after his computer or tv time. Something I have to keep an eye on.

Smartphones.... or just information. You get access to all of this information and start to wonder, why are my parents so dumb, why is school so useless, why aren't corporate products more useful, how come we still work 40 hour weeks, why is anyone religious, how come everyone is so concerned about the sex they probably aren't having, why is the economy getting worse, why don't all of these conveniences seem very convenient... really its pretty shocking realizing that society makes no sense and your parents are probably not the allies or role models you want.

schizoid existence is not the best