social media is a supernormal stimulus, our brains didn't adapted to deal with it or the companies that are constantly iterating to make it more addictive http

social media is a supernormal stimulus, our brains didn't adapted to deal with it or the companies that are constantly iterating to make it more addictive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernormal_stimulus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernormal_stimulus it isn't much different from some of the crazy increases in potency of actual drugs and the negative impacts on society are similar >He's now at an age where I have no agency over him - he's an adult in 6 months and he's got to figure out his own way I'm close to your kids age and I think this is a bad mindset, young adults still need guidance. You have an obligation to give advice even if it makes him mad. Unless he is completely financially independent you are owed some respect