It was common for kids to have a day without being watched by parents in dense cities a generation ago.
I suspect this is part of it, but I also suspect that it’s even little things like more people living in dense cities and spending less time in serene nature.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 days ago
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
cities aren’t bad, gtfo with that suburban propaganda
masterspace@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
I was born and raised in the third largest city in North America and still live here. Gtfo of here with your baseless assumptions.
City life is efficient and culturally awesome, the country and nature naturally induce senses of calm and peacefulness and reduces stress in humans.
Both of these things can be true, the world is not black and white.
InevitableList@beehaw.org 3 days ago
Actually near nearsightedness is due to brightness levels being much indoors rather than focal points. Even on cloudy days it’s much brighter outdoors. There’s also evidence that natural light has a calming effect on people.