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With the introduction of smart phones and social media we've seen lots of negative effects increase. For example, teen suicide was decreasing until they were in

• hrktb 5y ago
  You have a point, but I also think we should be thinking beyond smartphones and try to act on what they are used for. Not in a "guns don't kill people way", but because I think smarphone helped spread society's worse effects on girls, but they were already in a very shitty position, and we can't just get back to the status quo before the smarphones and social networks. We can of course also work on reducing sns negative impacts, but I think it will also be a bad, long and thorny way before seeing improvements.
• ccsnags 5y ago
  When I’m on a long trip with friends or family we play a game trying to spot people on their phones by how poorly they are driving. Police are extra points. You would be shocked at how many cops you see looking down at their lap while driving. I would rather drive next to people with .09 blood alcohol than someone on their phone. Social media and cell phones are very convenient, but come with major drawbacks that must be addressed. Phones, for many young people, are just mental disorders with a touch screen.