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Im sure smartphones could be a possible factor however one must not forget how depressing the whole high school experience is. I think that the pressure has inc
by adamnemecek 9y ago
Im sure smartphones could be a possible factor however one must not forget how depressing the whole high school experience is. I think that the pressure has increased quite a bit. The amount of hw has also increased.
I don’t think that this suicide increase has been observed in say Finland.
- Pxtl 9y agoWell, remember that we're talking about an uptick. High school has always been soul-crushing for a certain percentage of the student body. The question isn't just what's wrong, but what's changed to make it worse?
- adamnemecek 9y agoI know we are talking about an uptick. He this been observed outside the us?
- JabavuAdams 9y agoThey address the homework issue in the article. They claim that time spent doing homework has not increased significantly between 2010 and 2015
- MBCook 9y agoI wonder how much of it with smartphones and how much of it was cameraphones (which may or may not be smart). When I was a kid you can make an idiot of yourself and nothing would happen. People would see and they may make fun of you, but that was it. Now if you choose to make a fool of yourself (or do it accidentally) you may get your picture taken/video made and now there’s proof forever to show other people. And it can be posted online. Where people on Reddit or something else will vote it up and share it. I imagine there’s a level of self censorship and self-consciousness the previous generations never had to apply to themselves. Having that kind of low level stress around all the time can’t be great. And that’s not including any pressure to look GOOD on pictures taken of you/taken by you.