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I'm so, so glad I grew up in a world without social media (with the exception of maybe Myspace blowing up when I was in HS). I can't imagine that growing up wi
by dawhizkid 9y ago
I'm so, so glad I grew up in a world without social media (with the exception of maybe Myspace blowing up when I was in HS).
I can't imagine that growing up with an iPhone and access to FB/IG/Snap from elementary school onward is a healthy experience for kids from a mental health/social anxiety POV. I guess only time will tell.
I'd also imagine being a teacher these days would suck because of phones. I don't know how schools manage that these days.
- brandon272 9y agoI'm probably around your age but I remember being a kid and always fantasizing about having some kind of "personal technology" like a phone or device you could take anywhere with you. For the longest time the computer I used was owned by my entire family and was in a common room in our house. I didn't buy my own computer, a laptop, until I was an adult. I didn't have any cell phone until I bought my own as an adult. But now every 10 year old has their own smartphone, and they are dialed into Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and the internet-at-large 24 hours a day, and while there are obvious benefits in terms of convenience, there is also an "ick" factor to it for me.