this is the stupidest thing i read about today
By Yahoo!
Singapore | Yahoo
Newsroom – 50 minutes ago
Most young people on the planet are bored, and an
estimated 340 million of them are going to bored at some point
today.
The study conducted by MTV Asia across 26 countries reveals that as
much as 97 percent of 15,000 participants aged 12 to 24 were bored,
with two-thirds experiencing it on a weekly basis and nearly
one-quarter daily.
The study also finds that of the 26 countries, young Malaysians are
the most bored of all at 83 per cent, followed by the youth of the
United Kingdom and Brazil at 79 per cent each.
Youth from Singapore followed closely
behind with 78 per cent saying they were bored.
All this is despite the availability and prevalence of devices that
supposedly connect the youth with a wider array of content and
social media choices.
MTV's study shows that the average teenager now owns up to six
connected devices, and has access to an overwhelming amoung of
information. Ironically however, all this access may actually be
fuelling the boredom.
Forty per cent of participants actually admitted to mindlessly
browsing the Internet as one of the most boring activities they
undertake, even more than school and homework.
“The results surprised us -- given
this generation’s access to technology and a seemingly limitless
range of content, we thought boredom might barely exist for youth,”
said Kerry Taylor, the head of MTV internationally.
