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Sounds to me very similar to past situations. First generation to be exclusively raised on... - MTV? - video games? - rock and roll? - ...

• Aaronstotle 4y ago
  They didn't have those things in their pockets 24/7, and the social media apps are designed to be addictive. Not exactly the same scenario
• wiseowise 4y ago
  Did you seriously compare constant engagement of phone to occasional MTV or video games?
  • megaman821 4y ago
    Read this book, Amusing Ourselves to Death https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0023ZLLH6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o08?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0023ZLLH6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b..., but replace the word TV with Internet. You will be surprised how remarkably similar the arguments are.
• kenjackson 4y ago
  D&D had way worse reps than either (maybe not rock and roll). People legit thought you were a horrible person if you played and that it warped your mind from day one.
• jasonladuke0311 4y ago
  That's false equivalence. Smartphones are much closer to an innate/biological shift than a cultural one.