Technology is a special case; it's changing so rapidly that there isn't time to academically study its full-scale impact. But the impact of social media on self

Technology is a special case; it's changing so rapidly that there isn't time to academically study its full-scale impact. But the impact of social media on self esteem, especially on vulnerable people, is well-studied. https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=social+media+self+esteem&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwix_Jq_gNvTAhUjJMAKHQU2BJoQgQMIGjAA https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=social+media+self+est... Facebook isn't the only player of course. Regarding attention span - sorry I defined it as the amount of quality attention spent on something - I draw my experiences as an educator.