• Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    People have been claiming that new media will destroy society at least since we invented writing, and probably before.

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      8 months ago

      No I get that, but this is different honestly. Look up rates of teenage depression/anxiety/suicide attempts, it’s a stunning correlation with the advent of smartphones and social media. Millenials got out just in time.

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        8 months ago

        I think it has a lot more to do with social media than smart phones. I remember kids being bullied through tombstone messages on Oregon Trail floppies.