Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage Mental Illness

Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by raziel2p on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @04:41AM (#39988383)

The Bible, I absolutely would, the negative impact of dogmatic Christianity has been pretty bad on society IMO. Harry Potter, not so much, but still some yes. I still have to argue with some of my friends that the books have some dubious morals that I wouldn't be comfortable ingraining in my children (if I had any).

The scale, extent and addictiveness of these two things are nothing compared to algorithmic social media though.

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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by abnercoimbre on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @04:54AM (#39988474)

Tangent: Children's literacy (and that of some adults for that matter) skyrocketed under the HP phenomenon, in profound ways that activists/scholars are typically grateful for. I wish I could find the studies done, sorry that I don't have them on hand.

I guess I'm saying that it was worth it, dubious morals aside.

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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by zer0zzz on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @04:54AM (#39988473)

That’s an interesting thought. I wonder how detrimental Christianity’s impact on society has been compared to social media? It kind of makes the argument pointless when you frame it that way.

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