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Actually that really isn't an option. Opting out of social media as a kid/teen is basically like eating your lunch in the bathroom every day, or worse. You have

Actually that really isn't an option. Opting out of social media as a kid/teen is basically like eating your lunch in the bathroom every day, or worse. You haven't been part of that so it's probably hard to understand how fundamental social media is to the lives of large groups of kids. And I'd think the fact that they have to take that extreme option would affect them almost as much as the bullying itself.

Nadya 11y ago
>Opting out of social media as a kid/teen is basically like eating your lunch in the bathroom every day, or worse. I see this example get brought up a lot. Is it really that common? I swore it was only me. >You haven't been part of that so it's probably hard to understand how fundamental social media is to the lives of large groups of kids. The problem as I see it is people's strange desire to be popular/center of others' attention instead of being themselves. I blame this mostly on physical bullying. Don't fit in? --> Bullied. Nobody wants to be bullied. I've never noticed this problem in kids who aren't hooked up to their TV for five hours a day and spend most of their free time on personal hobbies instead of keeping up with the latest trends. This doesn't seem to be a problem among introverts that are fortunate enough to not be bullied in school. Although in a largely extroverted world, I can see this being a problem for many people. They care too much about what others think about them.
- masklinn 11y ago
  > The problem as I see it is people's strange desire to be popular/center of others' attention instead of being themselves. People don't necessarily want to be popular/center of attention, but most (though not all) people want to be part of a social group. Humans are social animals, that's how we arose and that's how our closest cousins work.
mwhuang2 11y ago
Is it really that bad? Social media is just noise to me. Checking online may seem tempting, but almost nothing I see adds any real value to my life.

Nadya 11y ago

>Opting out of social media as a kid/teen is basically like eating your lunch in the bathroom every day, or worse. I see this example get brought up a lot. Is it really that common? I swore it was only me. >You haven't been part of that so it's probably hard to understand how fundamental social media is to the lives of large groups of kids. The problem as I see it is people's strange desire to be popular/center of others' attention instead of being themselves. I blame this mostly on physical bullying. Don't fit in? --> Bullied. Nobody wants to be bullied. I've never noticed this problem in kids who aren't hooked up to their TV for five hours a day and spend most of their free time on personal hobbies instead of keeping up with the latest trends. This doesn't seem to be a problem among introverts that are fortunate enough to not be bullied in school. Although in a largely extroverted world, I can see this being a problem for many people. They care too much about what others think about them.

masklinn 11y ago
> The problem as I see it is people's strange desire to be popular/center of others' attention instead of being themselves. People don't necessarily want to be popular/center of attention, but most (though not all) people want to be part of a social group. Humans are social animals, that's how we arose and that's how our closest cousins work.

mwhuang2 11y ago

Is it really that bad? Social media is just noise to me. Checking online may seem tempting, but almost nothing I see adds any real value to my life.