Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? (2017)

Re:Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? (2017) by merpnderp on Thursday June 27, 2019 @08:54AM (#20293931)

I’d say that since teen suicides are significantly up, yes they are sadder today. And by far the biggest change in young people’s lives today versus previous generations is being constantly connected to the Internet via their phones, more specifically social media.

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Re:Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? (2017) by tapland on Thursday June 27, 2019 @10:29AM (#20294672)

Suicide rates among young people are down about 1/3 in Sweden since the 90s.

If they are up in the US it might be another cultural issue.

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Re:Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? (2017) by boomboomsubban on Thursday June 27, 2019 @09:59AM (#20294377)

The suicide rate is a horrible judge of sadness among a generation. The rate is never very stable, and the "three times increase" described for girls is going from 2/100000 to 6/100000. And constant internet access could also cause a change in methods, accounting for some amount of that rise.

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