I won’t disagree with that! Hand them a tablet, phone, etc., and they can do miraculous things. Ask them to read an analog clock and they are lost! They can not tell time if it is not digital!
People make fun of the false sense of ‘self esteem’ as it’s been cultivated in recent decades; but good sense and wisdom are traits that create authentic self esteem. When you have that, you have self respect, respect for life, and aren’t tempted to play around with silly stuff like this.
I think a lot of young people today actually think very little of themselves where it matters.
When was the last time you saw one of them talking on the damn thing?
A rotary phone would be a huge laugh.