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Re:Social media is a cause, not a correlate, of mental illne... by lumb63 on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @04:22PM (#34902988)
I’m not a parent yet, but I worry the same thing. It’s also bigger than parenting. I know a lot of folks in their mid-late 20s who suffer from self esteem problems due to social media. In addition to the overt and obvious depression, there is a constant “not-good-enough”-ness and sense of nihilism that comes with having the best of the best in hobbies, the most social, most active, etc., people shoved down your throat day after day.
Re:Social media is a cause, not a correlate, of mental illne... by fleddr on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @07:24PM (#34905110)
I would add that beyond the effects of it crushing one's self-image, it also messes with your world view. Social media presents the world as nothing but doom and gloom whilst in reality it's not that bad.