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Re:Jonathan Haidt blames teenage depression, anxiety on smar... by inglor_cz on Sunday April 21, 2024 @03:37PM (#40108556)
I wouldn't be as dismissive as you.

Even at the height of smoking, around half of the population were nonsmokers.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/184418/percentage-of-cig...

How many high school kids don't have a smartphone, especially outside the poorest areas? One in thirty?

Socially, it is very different being part of half of the population, and a tiny minority of the population, doubly so if it restricts your communication capabilities and you are left out of all common activities of your peers.

The situation can be fixed, but a critical mass of people willing to change their current ways must gather and be willing to sacrifice some efficiency and comfort for the sake of personal contact.

Re:Jonathan Haidt blames teenage depression, anxiety on smar... by kcplate on Sunday April 21, 2024 @04:25PM (#40108911)
Not being dismissive, but if 1 kid in 30 doesn’t smoke, but 29 do, that doesn’t make smoking any less dangerous.