This is what it's like to grow up in the age of likes, lols and longing

This article is quite touching, but so much of it is about one girl processing her grief for her mother. I was left wondering what sorts of things she would have used to occupy her time if she had been born in a different era and experienced the same loss.

Insightful enough, but not all too surprising.<p>I&#x27;d be really interested in how these internet-centric lifestyles develop later on. I&#x27;ve always thought Gen Z has the potential to be the most intelligent generation alive simply due to the infinite access and more advanced aggregation of information. But does this come at the cost of dysfunction due to the bombardment of consumerism, narcissism and emotional isolation?<p>The feeling I get from this story is the daughter is very involved, nearly consumed by the game of social media. Does the infinite access to information provide them the wisdom they need to mature past it? or will it continue to consume them?

Generation Z? That&#x27;s a new one to me. Does this mean the apocalypse is just around the corner, or do we go back to Generation A?<p>The Like button has a strange, understated power, that&#x27;s for sure.

I&#x27;m going to have my Bill Gates moment here, and say I seriously hope this turns out to be a fad. Doesn&#x27;t seem healthy to depend on such a small concentration of companies for everything. Or a single device for that matter.