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No generation ever has had this, full-stop. The only thing that comes close is cigarettes and they were fucking awful for people. A 24/7 lie machine producing

No generation ever has had this, full-stop. The only thing that comes close is cigarettes and they were fucking awful for people. A 24/7 lie machine producing and creating lies around them with the people they know as the stars of the lies. It's a constant bombardment of imagery using people they know this has never been seen before because it has literally been impossible. There is no walking away or shutting it off, it happens outside of school and inside school. I think your eagerness to dismiss this as a non-threat is a luxury of your age, privilege, and your likely enjoyment of the platform. I find it truly incredible you think other generations have experienced this... because it's quite plain none have.

6gvONxR4sf7o 5y ago
> No generation ever has had this, full-stop This is a totally different statement. Every generation said the kids are being corrupted. It may be the case that this time the kids really are being corrupted. The whole point of the thread is that armchair psychology says the same thing it always does: the kids are being corrupted. Actual research says: the kids are being corrupted and that IG is different. The point is that we need the research.
- cutemonster 5y ago
  This is not kids being corrupted. That's the wrong comparison. It's their self esteem that can get damaged. Computer gaming addiction, and worrying about likes on FB and elsewhere, and feeling worthless, are in a different dimension than "corrupted clothes" and music. It's more comparable to getting bullied maybe, than music and fashion.