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Re:Addictions Are Being Engineered by absolute_unit22 on Sunday June 29, 2025 @10:54AM (#44413650)
> said that 4 of the 35 or so kids at the camp left because they couldn’t be away from their devices.

Wow that’s scary. Such powerful addiction at such a young age

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Re:Addictions Are Being Engineered by fn-mote on Sunday June 29, 2025 @02:02PM (#44415027)
Parents let them.
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Re:Addictions Are Being Engineered by account42 on Monday June 30, 2025 @09:07AM (#44422827)
Individual parents don't have that much of a choice unless they want to turn their kids into social pariahs.
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Re:Addictions Are Being Engineered by yesfitz on Monday June 30, 2025 @11:58AM (#44424813)
Can you provide any sources on that?

I've only been able to find articles that counter it[1][2][3][4], and nothing more rigorous than a Pew survey.

It feels right, and I recall feeling similarly about certain items/events as a teen, but teens aren't known for having the most measured interpretations of reality.

1: https://medium.com/@helmisantosa/teens-without-smartphones-h... 2: https://screenstrong.substack.com/p/can-you-raise-a-teen-tod... 3: https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/parenting/article/teenag... 4: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/smartphones-flip-phones-screen-...

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Re:Addictions Are Being Engineered by ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 on Monday June 30, 2025 @05:26PM (#44428055)
...so some parents feel peer pressure from kids too?
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