Despite the somewhat annoying beginning, this doesn't seem like a waste of time.
The idea that humans are generally more depressed now than ever before in history could be simply attributed to the non-existence of psychology for most of human history. The same might apply to the growth of the fraction of the population diagnosed with autism, to a certain extent. In this sense, this thread might tie in nicely with >>2211.
The mentions of narrative theory seem a little displaced at first, but later tie in nicely into what is discussed.
It's a shame that their analysis of the current individualist tendencies is somewhat short and superficial. I definitely agree with then when they mention how good it is that they did not have the social media tools available now on their adolescence. How hard must it be to evolve and change as an individual when your world views at age 13 are still available for all to see twenty years later. A relation arises between this and internet anonymity, as people associate changing one's opinion with indecisiveness and thus reject the opinions of those that change position often or dramatically, even if they do so after careful consideration. This means people are forced to either stick to ideas they might no longer subscribe to in order to be taken seriously or that they must change their world views and accept that some will see that negatively (especially those that maintain the position abandoned by the individual).