Gen Z(1997至2012年出生,現14–29歲)與Gen α(2013至2025年出生,現2至14歲)兩代青年人皆在數位世界中成長,前者熟悉社交媒體與網路語言,擅長一心多用並展現創新思維,許多知名網紅(例如Nash Grier)正是其中代表;後者則是千禧世代的子女,自小使用智能設備,完全生活在社交媒體環境中,推動短影音文化興起。在香港,不少青年人活躍於社交網絡平台;新冠疫情之後,更習慣網上學習,以發送訊息交流,代替直接電話對話;甚至在小學階段就開始接觸編程與 AI 工具。由此可見,青年人極度依賴並習慣透過社交平台與人互動。這狀況影響了他們的學習方式、社交模式與對未來的展望。
從心理學與歷史人物的經驗來看,事實幾乎剛好相反。不同年代的作家、領袖和專家都指出,懼怕並不是在勇氣的對立面,反而是勇氣的「關鍵素材」。Mark Twain在 Pudd’nhead Wilson一書中寫道:「勇氣不是沒有懼怕,而是學懂抵抗和駕馭。」曼德拉也曾說:「I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.」(Mandela, 1994)如果你面對挑戰的時候,坐立不安,並不代表你「唔掂」,反而意味著你剛剛好站在勇氣之門前。
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