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This isn’t the problem. The problem is most U.S. children aren’t taught to think or make decisions at all. And it’s our own damn fault, a natural consequence of several factors (e.g., helicopter parenting) present today. They are taught in school to memorize or learn to pass a standardized test. Then it’s on to whatever structured and supervised after school activity. Then supervised tutoring because God forbid your kid is “average”. They are resume-building from elementary school on. The lack of free play and unstructured time is the issue. What free time they have is spent in front of a screen. Not that there’s anything wrong with the tech itself, it’s the edutainment-at-best content. They are other-directed at all times. How can you learn to make your own decisions in this environment? You cannot.
I don't think it's a either/or; both are contributing factors to the current cultural crisis.