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Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by Chaebixi on Monday January 08, 2018 @06:27PM (#16101918)
> Are you absolutely sure they're "mindlessly scrolling", and not just being fun and engaging to their friends on the other end of the social network?

Hasn't there been a drastic rise in teenage depression linked to smartphone and social network use?

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Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by wst_ on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @12:10AM (#16103786)
Has it?
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Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by donkeyd on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @01:45AM (#16104117)
Yeah, it has, apparently:

https://adaa.org/learn-from-us/from-the-experts/blog-posts/c...

The idea of a fully private social media profile actually scares my half-sister, since it would mean less likes on her posts, so her friends would get more. We had a conversation about this and the way she reacted wasn't pretty.

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Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @01:58AM (#16104168)
> The idea of a fully private social media profile actually scares my half-sister

Not commenting on the motivations of your half-sister, but the very concept of a "fully private social media profile" makes zero sense, since social media is what you engage in to share stuff with lots of people. Compare with "fully private blog".

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Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by donkeyd on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @03:15AM (#16104435)
Fully private wasn't really the right description. What I meant was only accepting people she actually knows. In stead of anybody who sends her a friend request. She has a couple thousand 'friends' now.
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Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @04:38AM (#16104801)
I see what you mean now, thanks for the clarification.
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Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by tbrownaw on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @02:48AM (#16104330)
Compare with "fully private blog".

It's called a diary or a journal.

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Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @04:37AM (#16104798)
Touché.
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