AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Today's teens are a more sober, less social generation
Teens today are drinking less than their parents did — but the trends that may be supercharging their sobriety aren't all positive. The big picture: Researchers say there isn't one definitive reason for the shift . Some hypothesize it isn't solely a health kick, but that some teenagers have no one to say "cheers" with. - The generation whose childhood was warped by a pandemic and the exponential acceleration in tech and social media is, perhaps unsurprisingly, isolated . - "The way that we socialize post-COVID is just really different," says Rachel Janfaza, a Gen Z researcher and author of "The Up and Up" newsletter. Coupled with social media, "those two forces ... have created a perfect storm for a change in how we hang out." By…