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Children become addicted to Snapchat streaks and their peers in school shun them socially based on whether they have big streaks with popular kids or not. It's

by a13o 3y ago

Children become addicted to Snapchat streaks and their peers in school shun them socially based on whether they have big streaks with popular kids or not. It's like Lord of the Flies mixed with an episode of Black Mirror. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lets-talk-tween/201703/caution-your-tween-may-be-stressing-over-snap-streaks https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lets-talk-tween/2017...

fiveeveralone 3y ago
Is the social pressure for kids to be popular somehow new or?
- a13o 3y ago
  Do you rephrase my comment reductively because you're okay with corporations monetizing children via addictive dark patterns, in defiance of recommendations from child psychologists? or
  - a13o 3y ago
    https://www.apa.org/topics/social-media-internet/health-advisory-adolescent-social-media-use https://www.apa.org/topics/social-media-internet/health-advi...
thisgoesnowhere 3y ago
I thought snap was passe now that tik tok is around.