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Teens are a big deal. I don’t have any input. But for adults, as status seeking individuals we’ve been given a platform that allows us to efficiently vie for s
by johnwheeler 3y ago
Teens are a big deal. I don’t have any input.
But for adults, as status seeking individuals we’ve been given a platform that allows us to efficiently vie for status against one another.
The innuendos, humble bragging, etc. how is that any different than driving a Porsche down the freeway? Is social media more pervasive, gamified, and convenient? Is that why it’s bad?
I subscribe to the idea that social media is society holding a mirror up to itself. It is certainly divisive, but if all that had ever prevented that division is this rapid dissemination we have now, is that really the platforms’ faults?
It’s just more raw, real, fake, and everything people are anyway.
- prepend 3y ago1,000 people won’t see you driving your Porsche. Forever on your profile. It takes the normal signaling and amplifies it. I mean, some news is good. News all the time makes people sick. Seeing your neighbors car every once in a while is ok. Seeing it every day and the cars of everyone you know stresses people out. There’s data showing that this stuff makes people have poorer mental health. Especially teens. And especially teen girls. It’s similar, but just worse.
- tester756 3y ago>And especially teen girls. Are boys less affected by this?
- escapedmoose 3y agoFrom what I’ve read, quite a few studies have shown a correlation between social media use and mental disorders in teen girls that isn’t nearly as pronounced for boys.
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