Youth

We were all sold a false bill of goods from a bunch of snake-oil salesmen. We were promised that the World Wide Web would democratize access to info, that it would flatten the pre-existing class structures, and increase human capacity to a level not seen since the Industrial Revolution. We were promised that computers in classrooms would give “21st century skills.” It’s done none of these things. In fact, it’s done the complete opposite.

Worldwide, roughly 1 in 90 births, about 1.1 percent, results from a twin pregnancy. In Taiwan, however, twins account for an estimated 2 to 3 percent of all newborns, a rate nearly triple the global average. Experts attribute the rise to wider use of assisted reproductive technology. For her latest video report, Emily Liu of Kaohsiung American School -who is herself a twin- takes a closer look at why Taiwan is seeing so many double arrivals.

Self-control only gets you so far. Quitting a drug works because society expects sobriety. But with phones, everyone is “using,” so no one has an incentive to stop.