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Re:The teen mental illness epidemic is international by freddie_mercury on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @11:46PM (#38936301)
> what about the level of control, structure, and surveillance that most young people have been subjected to over the same arc of time

None of those things changed dramatically in the 2010-2020 time frame.

> That gets no attention, possibly because it’s an inconvenient truth for a lot of parents who prefer it that way.

It gets discussed on the linked substack constantly.

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Re:The teen mental illness epidemic is international by swsieber on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @12:13AM (#38936491)
> > what about the level of control, structure, and surveillance that most young people have been subjected to over the same arc of time

> None of those things changed dramatically in the 2010-2020 time frame.

I disagree. Cell phones come to mind as a major enabler here.

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