Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M...
by tossandthrow on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @04:41AM
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> Avoiding the problems of social media requires skills and restraint that even most adults don’t have.
The parent commenter propose that you can not escape the negative consequences of social media, even if you fully restrain yourself, as you have the second order effects from your friends using it.
The parent commenter says that this is not an individual problem and cannot be solved on an individual level. It is a macro issue.
Just like you stopping eating meat will not really make a dent on global warming.
Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M...
by pas on Thursday April 11, 2024 @08:29PM
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Where you put your time/attention/money matters a lot though. For you and your friends/family. And even more for those small(er) alternative services/products/markets/communities.
The parent commenter propose that you can not escape the negative consequences of social media, even if you fully restrain yourself, as you have the second order effects from your friends using it.
The parent commenter says that this is not an individual problem and cannot be solved on an individual level. It is a macro issue.
Just like you stopping eating meat will not really make a dent on global warming.
I think that is very insightful.