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Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Began Around 2012 by nemo44x on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @07:16PM (#34717772)
It’s so weird that so many people ruin the happiness in their lives trying to compete for a spot at an elite university so they can get in the fast lane to making money for a corporation as a VP or something. And for what? So they can have a bigger house or “better” vacations?

Why don’t we push kids to find happiness in whatever they do and that living in a bungalow in a working class area and driving used cars doesn’t really matter.

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Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Began Around 2012 by codeslave13 on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @07:26PM (#34717880)
Its all superficial competition. As a society we have made it so if you dont make x dollars youre a failure. I do think the pandemic opened a lot of eyes to change though.

Also the push for college or youre a failure and will never get a job has been supremely harmful to kids via debt and a myriad other issues.

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