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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by kredd on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @05:54AM (#39988866)
I’m sorry for sounding so harsh, but have you been through public or private school where you’re some sort of a group of at least 50+ children? Sense of belonging is so natural, especially at that age, that you can’t tell a kid that it doesn’t matter.

If your child just tells you “yeah I don’t care about others’ opinions”, then I’ll have a hard time to believe as well. As we age, and grow up, sure those things matter less. But come on, we’ve all been children, we’ve all wanted to be a part of some group. Some of us got bullied, some of us got ostracized, but we always wanted to belong.

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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by watwut on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @08:55AM (#39990168)
> If your child just tells you “yeah I don’t care about others’ opinions”,

This usually means "my close friends and peers have same opinions as I do and nobody else matter to us".

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