Written by, July 23 -- Akshita Pandey, Akshita Pandey

A teenager stays awake past midnight, listening to music and scrolling down the endless reels on Instagram. For most grown-ups, it is just another manifestation of being distracted, lazy, and addicted to technology. But for the teenager himself, the very same screen might be the place where he can find a distraction from his anxieties, engage in conversation with his friends, create something, or just have some respite from all the stress they are under. Now the debate over screen time has moved beyond the boundaries of technology itself.

Generation Z has come to represent the anxieties that exist within society regarding digital technology. Generation Z is often depicted as a genera...