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The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness? The evidence is equivocal on whether screen time is to blame for rising levels of teen depression and anxiety. (www.nature.com)

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I feel like even if you get rid of the screens, what else do teenagers have?

[–] redempt 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I feel like this is the crux of it. do they think we WANT to be glued to our screens? social hubs are dead or dying, wrung out for profit. people have less time than ever, having to work and spread themselves thin just to stay afloat. mental healthcare is inaccessible to huge swathes of the population and our parents who can afford it refuse it. outside is a car dependent hellscape with increasingly unpleasant weather and increasingly agitated people. as a neurodivergent person it feels impossible to navigate. the phones don't exactly help, but they're certainly not the root of the issue. everybody on social media at this point is well aware of the drawbacks.

[–] Carrolade 3 points 7 months ago

Agreed. It's a notable correlation, but there's a lot more that goes into it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

What else do any of us have? If I want to go out to a place, most places will have someone ask for money for me to be there. And it's usually not "some" money, but a "lot"of money, that always only goes up. Some people can't or don't want to spend money.

Being bombarded by corporate propaganda and fear is cheap, so that's where all your friends are if you have any.

[–] systemglitch -2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Lol wow

[–] Asonine 7 points 7 months ago

Perfect! League of Legends and World of Warcraft will surely save them.