Why I Traded My Smartphone for an Ax

Why I Traded My Smartphone for an Ax

American teenagers aren’t having a good time. They aren’t having sex. They aren’t driving. They are depressed, anxious, and lonely. (Whether social media is the cause or the catalyst is a subject of ongoing and intense debate.)We’ve done a lot of reporting on Gen Z. Earlier this summer, we decided to ask them to report on themselves. More than 400 teenagers submitted essays for our inaugural high school essay contest, on themes ranging from gun …