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Re:Social Media Can Be a ‘Profound Risk’ to Youth, Surgeon G... by mrguyorama on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @01:10PM (#36047375)
Don't discount multiplayer gaming as socialization with friends. My mother hated how much I was on the computer, but I had ample friendships and computer related hobbies and learning, and well my entire life is spent on a computer. That's just how some lives are nowadays.

If they are just queuing with randoms or spending all their time watching a stupid twitch streamer, that's not socialization though. I don't think you can actually form connections with other gamers anymore with the way modern matchmaking works.

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Re:Social Media Can Be a ‘Profound Risk’ to Youth, Surgeon G... by synecdoche on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @01:51PM (#36048104)
There's something to be said about missing out on other dimensions of social life when socializing online. I would argue that it's not a substitute and poor preparation for the human condition.
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