It Was the Best of Teens, It Was the Worst of Teens
It was 4:20 and the teens felt great, man, but they also had impaired cognitive abilities. It was the post-9/11 era, the effects of which were being felt in increasingly tragic and bizarre ways. It was the season of light beer, the season of darkness, the season of hope. Teens were on Cloud 9, teens were going to Heaven, and the two things may have been related becauseCloud 9 was a synthetic drug sending Michiganâs youth to the hospital. History was changing, literally. In Colorado, AP US history students protested a conservative school boardâs plan to emphasize âtopics that promote citizenship, patriotism, and respect for authority.â It was a time a lot like the past; there was a new Bill & Tedâs movie planned and another sequel to Dumb and Dumber, featuring original stars Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.
Does technology shape the culture, or does the culture shape technology? The answer to most questions is, âItâs complicated.â Yik Yak didnât help us write this column and it was unclear if teenagers, âless concerned about privacy and data security than others,â would take tonewly-launched anti-Facebook social network Ello. Internet consumption was still high, though, as was consumption of the ârave drug Molly.â Thatâs why a father shared a photo of his daughter on life support, following her attendance at a Denver rave. âThis could be your child. Mine was responsible and did well in school. These raves are death peddlers.â Snapchat remained a popular way for teenagers to run afoul of the law. A Wyoming high school student took a selfie whilst giving a boy oral sex and now persons who shared the image could be charged for having child pornography. Two girls were kidnapped at knifepoint after sneaking out of a slumber party. Depending on how you look at things, cell phones either helped them to safety or allowed thousands of people to listen to their harrowing post-escape 911 call.
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