Teens who meet up with their friends 'almost every day' is down from 50% in the 90s to 25% today. Falls off a cliff around 2010, alongside the rise of smartphones and social media.

@rex_woodbury @jean_twenge I was in highschool then, the biggest issue was really there was no where we could go, and nothing to do, I loved hanging out with friends, but assuming there was nothing keeping me busy (part time work, school work) it was incredibly difficult without a car, and-

@Navak54068573 @rex_woodbury @jean_twenge So did we, but over the years infrastructure became more car centric, in the last 10 years I've moved all over the country myself and it's even worse in middle america, most towns I've seen have no side walks and drivers don't even know how to handle the presence of a pedestrian

@Navak54068573 @zysets @rex_woodbury @jean_twenge We had issues where parks and community centers were being closed due to politicians not seeing the point in them. Fields and forests being turned into parking lots and trucking bays. When we went out skating old folks called the police on us. We were treated like criminals.

@Navak54068573 @zysets @rex_woodbury @jean_twenge My nephews have even less places to go to now and because videogames are online only and don't offer couch co-op there's no reason to go to someone's house unless they like board games and table top RPGS. Which are expensive hobbies.