Today, many young people spend too much of their free time at shopping malls. This can be considered negative for young people and society generally. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

In our society today, most youths spend their leisure

time

at shopping

malls

, which is often considered bad for them and society in general. I totally agree with

this

statement, as there are many negative outcomes

as a result

of

this

. Which includes; a decrease in productivity and promotion of laziness amongst the youths.

Firstly

, a general decrease in productivity would be expected from most young people who prefer to spend their leisure

time

in shopping

malls

.

For example

, recent studies have shown a decline in the academic performance of those who spent more

time

at

malls

as compared to students who spent most of their free

time

studying in the library. It is safe today that using one's leisure

time

effectively, will have better outcomes than being idle at a mall.

Secondly

,

this

promotes laziness and

also

reduces creativity.

For instance

, teenagers are supposed to help with chores at home and assist their parents with certain duties,

however

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most prefer to avoid these chores by going out.

This

could hinder their proper upbringing and

also

reduce moral values. In summary, I strongly agree that

,

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there are repercussions to wasting one's free

time

at shopping

malls

, as

this

could reduce overall productivity, and creativity, decrease moral values, promote laziness and

also

encourage bad habits.