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I'm not sure phones can explain it. Even when I was in high school 10 years ago everyone had a smartphone with social media.

• uoaei 3y ago
  You didn't have the same platforms nor the same dynamics on them. Social media has evolved over the past decade.
  • spurgu 3y ago
    Yup. Things like filters & algorithms have "improved" significantly.
  • rowanG077 3y ago
    Definitely. But then smartphones are not to blame. The algorithms are.
• MandieD 3y ago
  But you didn’t have ubiquitous smartphones and tablets when you were 6-10 years old, and weren’t handed a smartphone to head off a tantrum during the absolutely critical brain development years before school.
  • rowanG077 3y ago
    I don't think there is any evidence that smartphone usage by kids has any impact on brain development.