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‘What’s the Point?’ Young People’s Despair Deepens as Covid-19 Crisis Drags On
- PragmaticPulp 6y agoCOVID lockdown has been a major boon to doom & gloom media, whether on social media or from major news outlets. This coincided with the terrible Trump attempt to undermine the election, which culminated with rioters sacking the US Capitol building. Add the usual winter doldrums and you have a recipe for social media addicts feeling convinced that the world is ending. I've watched several friends descend into serious mental health crises because they replaced their pre-COVID activities with endless doomscrolling.
- 8bitsrule 6y agoHate to sound heartless, but ... reading is still an option. So is making stuff. Hobbies. Hell, thinking. "Back when I was a kid" we didn't have our own telephones either - yet we didn't get suicidal about it.
- schwartzworld 6y agoDidn't real the article, eh?