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Re:Social media is a cause, not a correlate, of mental illne... by polishdude20 on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @05:43PM (#34904078)
>Perhaps, but have you considered that adults shouldn't be using these platforms either? It's not as simple as "when you're old enough, you can now jump off a cliff", maybe... don't jump off the cliff? It's a silly metaphor but still, the default position shouldn't be to use these things.

I've noticed in my life when I was a teenager, I had this view of phases of myself. There was my current teenager self and then there was my future adult self. My view was that my adult self would be completely different than my teenaged self. I'd be an "Adult" with a capital A. Nothing can stop me then!

Then I learned that I am still very similar as an adult to my teenaged self. The things my teenage self would get addicted to and obsess over, my adult self also has those qualities.

Re:Social media is a cause, not a correlate, of mental illne... by youainti on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @11:10PM (#34906661)
My grandmother was quoted as saying (on her 64th birthday) "I'm beginning to not feel 16 anymore."