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 ryandrake on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @05:57AM (#39988879)

If a friend is going to leave you out of an event purely because you do not use their preferred BigTech-facilitated chat tool, then I have some bad news for you: that person might not actually be your friend. Friends don’t treat each other that way.

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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by nevom on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @07:33AM (#39989493)

For adults, sure. We're talking about children/teenagers, they're all insecure and self-conscious and don't want to hang around with the weird kid because they then become a weird kid by proxy. And the smallest unusualness makes you weird.

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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by desert_rue on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @06:09AM (#39988955)

Something that causes some friction might absolutely lead to people treating others this way. Like if coworkers stop by your desk to invite you to lunch but you are in a meeting so they go without you. Should they have left a message? Track you down in the meeting? Waste their lunch time waiting for you? Friction matters in a social context.

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