"Stare at a wall" is so apt bc there is literally nothing for kids to do here anymore. Parks are for young children, so teens get chased out, everything is super expensive so you can't go on a day out, and there's precious little nature left to explore.
Thats all you can do.
Every time I look back at how much the artsyle changed, I like to imagine that the digital circus is becoming that much more real to the characters as time goes on. At first, everything looks so cartoony and strange, and then after a while, your brain fills in the gaps.