OTOH, it could be that modern kids are more risk-averse, conformist and acquiescent to paternalistic control; or it could be increasd neoteny, where independence of thought and action is being delayed until later.<p>I, for one, don&#x27;t want youth to blindly accept the conventions of their elders and meekly conform to the way things are. I&#x27;d like to see more metrics around positive aspects of nonconformity rather than just the negative, and see if we&#x27;re losing both ends of the spectrum here.