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Depression, suicide and social isolation are real problems; it's not just people wasting time in pointless apps.
by bambax 9y ago
Depression, suicide and social isolation are real problems; it's not just people wasting time in pointless apps.
- otalp 9y agoAnd these are not caused by apps in isolation; suicide rates today in the US are lower than what they were in the 70s. Young people are the least likeliest groups to commit suicide or have depression. Again, that is not to say that there have never been cases where social media and apps have caused suicides or severe depression. It's just not a significant driver of deaths like illness like tobacco.
- TrickyRick 9y agoAlso poverty. Not claiming that poverty is caused by addictive games but it sure doesn't help to spend money on what is essentially a gambling addiction.