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cubbest t1_j9adii0 wrote

Reply to comment by downpat in RI Department of Health begins developing suicide prevention plan amid new reports of a spike in mental health issues among teens by greenhousecrtv

Social media is driven by community engagement. If the community is sick, so is social media, addressing the communities problems can correct this, banning social media would ultimately change very little if the community that drove it stayed the same.

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downpat t1_j9az24u wrote

My point is that social media is to blame for much of teenage anxiety and poor MH. From body image issues to the loneliness kids can feel when they see false projections of what social life looks like. DOH isn’t going to solve that.

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Locksmith-Pitiful t1_j9ccgob wrote

I wonder if teenagers are more depressed due to social media consumption because they're more aware of what the adults are doing.

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Coincel_pro t1_j9eohuz wrote

I would have been a far bigger shithead as a teenager armed with the knowledge (instead of suspicion) that the "adults" were mostly fucking stupid.

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