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>Thirty-two percent of teen girls said that when they felt bad about their bodies, Instagram made them feel worse I'm pretty sure the same was true 20 years ag

>Thirty-two percent of teen girls said that when they felt bad about their bodies, Instagram made them feel worse I'm pretty sure the same was true 20 years ago and back then it was mainstream media that made them feel worse. Are we really going to blame Instgram/FB for every societal problem? Also just a reminder that most teenagers have migrated to TikTok/Snapchat. Instagram is just celebrities and influencers now while Facebook is for keeping contact with relatives.

bserge 5y ago
Magazines all over the world are thankful for Facebook taking all the heat :D But yeah, people will blame anyone and anything rather than take (and learn) responsibility, so don't expect anything to be solved anytime soon.
dragonwriter 5y ago
> I'm pretty sure the same was true 20 years ago and back then it was mainstream media that made them feel worse. Fashion media, more specifically, and they were targeted for it much the same way Facebook is now, and for the same reason: it was a conscious, commercially engineered and manipulated effect intimately tied to marketing/advertising.
- coffeefirst 5y ago
  Yes. And those magazines didn’t live in their pockets all day or automatically optimize for engagement.
  - bink 5y ago
    I see where you're going with this but it could also be argued that those magazines impacted far fewer people to a far lesser degree.
    - coffeefirst 5y ago
      That’s probably true.
  - throwaway368493 5y ago
    If only these children had guardians. Parents perhaps. Sadly you’re right. They’re being raised by the internet so everything is the internet’s fault.
Animats 5y ago
> I'm pretty sure the same was true 20 years ago and back then it was mainstream media that made them feel worse. Probably. Although fat teens used to be very rare. Look at 1950s high school graduation group photos. The combination of the snack food industry and the fat acceptance industry has changed the world. Not for the better.
- mixmastamyk 5y ago
  Yes, the "Sugar Coated" documentary is a good place to start. Still on Kanopy, I believe. Lowfat craze hit in the 80s.

bserge 5y ago

Magazines all over the world are thankful for Facebook taking all the heat :D But yeah, people will blame anyone and anything rather than take (and learn) responsibility, so don't expect anything to be solved anytime soon.

dragonwriter 5y ago

> I'm pretty sure the same was true 20 years ago and back then it was mainstream media that made them feel worse. Fashion media, more specifically, and they were targeted for it much the same way Facebook is now, and for the same reason: it was a conscious, commercially engineered and manipulated effect intimately tied to marketing/advertising.

coffeefirst 5y ago
Yes. And those magazines didn’t live in their pockets all day or automatically optimize for engagement.
- bink 5y ago
  I see where you're going with this but it could also be argued that those magazines impacted far fewer people to a far lesser degree.
  - coffeefirst 5y ago
    That’s probably true.
- throwaway368493 5y ago
  If only these children had guardians. Parents perhaps. Sadly you’re right. They’re being raised by the internet so everything is the internet’s fault.

Animats 5y ago

> I'm pretty sure the same was true 20 years ago and back then it was mainstream media that made them feel worse. Probably. Although fat teens used to be very rare. Look at 1950s high school graduation group photos. The combination of the snack food industry and the fat acceptance industry has changed the world. Not for the better.

mixmastamyk 5y ago
Yes, the "Sugar Coated" documentary is a good place to start. Still on Kanopy, I believe. Lowfat craze hit in the 80s.