U.S. teens are spending less time with their friends in person

Re:U.S. teens are spending less time with their friends in p... by euske on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @09:02PM (#19497358)

It just occurred to me that virtual interaction is like a vitamin pill. There should be a right amount of human interaction, at right timings, in a right way. But today it's happening too often and/or too much, and the type of interactions is limited. Just like vitamins, it's easy to overdose. The best way to take nutrition/interaction is through natural ways because it gives you other kinds of nutrition and there's less risk of overdose, etc.

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Re:U.S. teens are spending less time with their friends in p... by nradov on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @09:16PM (#19497425)

I don't think vitamins are a good example here. It's really tough to overdose on OTC vitamins. But most people derive no health benefit from vitamin supplements.

As for human interaction, the "right" amount is different for everyone.

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Re:U.S. teens are spending less time with their friends in p... by saagarjha on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @05:27AM (#19499219)

> There should be a right amount of human interaction, at right timings, in a right way. But today it's happening too often and/or too much, and the type of interactions is limited. Just like vitamins, it's easy to overdose.

This is true of most things.

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