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A comment on Play Deprivation Is a Major Cause of the Teen Mental Health Crisis.

Re:Play Deprivation Is a Major Cause of the Teen Mental Heal... by j-bos on Friday July 28, 2023 @01:55PM (#36910639)
Looking back I've never been more active on internet stuff, social media, mindless youtube, the hn loop, than when unable to hang out IRL and do stuff with friends. Given screens are correlated with mental health issues, the article premise seems plausible.
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Re:Play Deprivation Is a Major Cause of the Teen Mental Heal... by meter on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:01PM (#36910734)
I can empathize with the “friends” part.

When I was in college, I was either studying or running around with friends. The only time I mindlessly scrolled on my phone was when I ate alone in the cafeteria.

Hanging out with close friends, I hardly felt any urge to use my phone. I really miss that.

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