Kids who get smartphones earlier become adults with worse mental health

Re:Kids who get smartphones earlier become adults with worse... by tgv on Monday May 15, 2023 @10:25AM (#35948666)

> Which totally won't affect her mental health.

There's really no data on that. If anything, the data in the article suggest the opposite, although it may come from different groups with different patterns in social media usage.

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Re:Kids who get smartphones earlier become adults with worse... by Dudeman112 on Monday May 15, 2023 @10:36AM (#35948837)

>There's really no data on that

I find it extremely unlikely that there's no data on how being an outcast affects one's mental health

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Re:Kids who get smartphones earlier become adults with worse... by tgv on Monday May 15, 2023 @10:42AM (#35948975)

That's not the question, is it? You just jump to the conclusion that a child without a mobile phone becomes an outcast, and equate that to the classical outcast picture.

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Re:Kids who get smartphones earlier become adults with worse... by pb7 on Monday May 15, 2023 @01:25PM (#35951548)

It's not a huge leap to think that someone that abstains from such a crucial piece of social lubrication will be an outcast.

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