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Re:Heavy social media use associated with lower mental healt... by josho on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:18AM (#25929209)
Social media is engineered to be addictive and creates media bubbles that prey on kids insecurities.

Social media takes every challenge that kids face and amplifies it.

My anecdotal experience is two daughters whose normal teenage challenges have been made worse through social media.

Social media could have been a utopian technology bubbling up unique experiences to cultivate hobbies and interests in the young. Instead the algorithms cater to our base instincts and is amplifying the risk of turning the next generation into mindless addicts.

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Re:Heavy social media use associated with lower mental healt... by shawnz on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:33AM (#25929416)
> Social media takes every challenge that kids face and amplifies it.

I don't see why any kind of urbanization or improved communication/infrastructural technology wouldn't have this effect. The more people you can reach, the more people you have to compete with.

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