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Re:Social media is a cause, not a correlate, of mental illne... by u801e on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @03:17PM (#34901987)
Not all 12 year olds are in a single social group. If one is being left out because they don't have an instagram account, there's another social group they can gravitate to that has other interests besides instagram posts.
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Re:Social media is a cause, not a correlate, of mental illne... by verse on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @04:00PM (#34902659)
> there's another social group they can gravitate to that has other interests besides instagram posts.

no, there isn't

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Re:Social media is a cause, not a correlate, of mental illne... by tlear on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @05:46PM (#34904126)
Most likely there is in nicer schools. There are social groups around swim competitive clubs, ski race teams, hockey teams, ball hockey, summer long duration live in camps etc.

In many ways hanging out with kids who are banned from social media is hanging out with kids from a pretty exclusive club. This is why unless you homeschool it is REALLY worth it to put your kids into school where parents are from a similar group as you are.

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Re:Social media is a cause, not a correlate, of mental illne... by u801e on Thursday February 23, 2023 @01:14AM (#34907380)
I have a daughter who's 11 years of age and has plenty of friends at school. She doesn't have an instagram account and hasn't asked me to get her a device so that she's able to create an account and log on. So I really doubt there aren't social groups in school and other settings where instagram isn't a primary focus.
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