Re:Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out
by whoknowsidont on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @09:36PM
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The article has data, would you care to comment on that or just speak in platitudes?
Re:Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out
by jeremyjh on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @10:42PM
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It cites a social science study that claims to provide data. Are popular press articles about social science studies considered credible again somehow?
Re:Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out
by whoknowsidont on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @11:01PM
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A lot more credible than platitudes.
Re:Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out
by 0ckpuppet on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @09:56PM
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The Atlantic and good data aren't always friends since that wmd thing
Re:Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out
by tcbawo on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @09:59PM
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The article is paywalled, so it’s difficult to check the sources. Are there any links provided or surveys cited? The article matches my guy feeling, but I am curious about geographic and socio-economic variance. It wouldn't surprise me if higher cost of living areas have suffered the most.
Re:Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out
by smcin on Thursday February 15, 2024 @03:17PM
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See my post above: this isn't an opinion piece and the data is from research by Jean Twenge, who is cited by Jonathan Haidt for her research on the correlation in socialization changes and heavy social-media use, esp since 2016.
The Atlantic headline is overly broad, but read the actual piece.
> Plenty of places where I live are filled with people hanging out.
Right. What area? What demographic?
The journalists who write this stuff have become isolated and spend excessive amounts of time doomscrolling or arguing about random crap on Twitter. So they assume that’s what everyone is doing.
Meanwhile lots of people are just out here living life. Plenty of places where I live are filled with people hanging out. Hardly anybody glued to their phones.