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> We don’t know what’s causing it. Speculatively, I’d say it’s social media for girls (instagram, tiktok, snapchat) and porn for boys.
by IceHegel 3y ago
> We don’t know what’s causing it.
Speculatively, I’d say it’s social media for girls (instagram, tiktok, snapchat) and porn for boys.
- dumpsterlid 3y ago[dead]
- trinix912 3y agoAs if it’s impossible for boys to have body image issues because of all those Instagram models.
- hibikir 3y agoOh, boys can absolutely have image problems for looking at instagram models. In general, comparing oneself to the photoshopped version of people that are already in the top percentage in the good looks lottery is bad, regardless of gender. However, statistically speaking, boys just don't follow male instagram models in the first place. Far fewer install instagram in the first place, and if they do, it's not to get fashion tips and lifestyle advice models. Those that do are probably going to end up very insecure too. But in practice, boys don't do that, and therefore the practical levels of harm are lower. It's just like how teenagers that have friends that binge drink end up having more alcohol related problems. It's not that the alcohol itself is more dangerous, physically speaking, the more friends that drink the teenager has. It's that if their friends are binge drinkers, chances are higher that they themselves will binge drink too.
- 23B1 3y agoAlso I don't think it's 'kosher' amongst the male species to admit and seek mental health assistance either – so THAT correlation could be an important one.
- joshspankit 3y agoYou might be surprised by how much boys are affected by social media