Let’s ignore TikTok for a second. (This is a US perspective) The last few years have been very rough. Then Covid came and made it way worse, destroying kids wo

Let’s ignore TikTok for a second. (This is a US perspective) The last few years have been very rough. Then Covid came and made it way worse, destroying kids worlds. Tons of people needed help. But that made everything worse if you tried to find help. At least in my area there weren’t enough psychiatrists and counselors before Covid. After it could be months to get an initial appointment if you could even find someone willing. And cost is a huge issue. They’re teens. Care and meds are expensive. And many insurance plans don’t help as much as they would for normal issues. So what are they going to do? Turn to what they know. Online stuff, especially TikTok. I’m not saying any of this is good. But it seems symptomatic of much more systemic failures. Isn’t this a bit like complaining homeless people keep sleeping on benches or GoFundMe has too many medical donation requests?