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There are so many alternative explanations to go through before it "has" to be social media. Already mentioned was time spent outside. For instance, video games
by dcsommer 3y ago
There are so many alternative explanations to go through before it "has" to be social media. Already mentioned was time spent outside. For instance, video games are (also) a huge drain on time spent outside.
- bedobi 3y agoGen X and Millenials also had video games (including online ones that didn't require you to be playing physically together) and it didn't have the same effect - the mental health decline became prominent and accelerated during the rise of social media, not video games.
- dcsommer 3y agoVideo games are very different today. There are far more social and gambling features built-in to addict users than in the old mostly-single-player days. I'm not convinced you've disproved video games as being part of the problem.
- liveoneggs 3y agodoesn't that just mean games are also a form social media? The line is super blurry for roblox and similar systems.