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Re:Not Every Study on Teen Depression and Social Media Is Ba... by 908B64B197 on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @05:16PM (#36130952)
A lot of that depression seems to be root-caused to teens comparing themselves to their peers.

In 2018 "obesity prevalence was [...] 21.2% among 12- to 19-year-olds." [1] according to the CDC. That's one out of 5 being obese, not just overweight. And it has more than tripled since the 70's [2]. I have to wonder if it's related. A lot of teenagers are bombarded with images of their peers' perfectly healthy bodies that, quite simply, won't match what they see in the mirror. The solution? Ban mirrors.

[0] https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/childhood.html

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/obesity_child_15_16/obe...

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Re:Not Every Study on Teen Depression and Social Media Is Ba... by autoexec on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @02:29AM (#36135169)
They are comparing themselves with lies that their peers and the strangers/advertisers they consider to be their peers promote on social media, and it's not limited to body image.
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Re:Not Every Study on Teen Depression and Social Media Is Ba... by kar5pt on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @11:59AM (#36139872)
Is banning mirrors really the solution to childhood obesity? I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not.
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