Viewing it as black and white as 'inherently wrong' is missing that it's an area that can have both good and bad aspects. (In the context of Dr Stoll's prescien

Viewing it as black and white as 'inherently wrong' is missing that it's an area that can have both good and bad aspects. (In the context of Dr Stoll's prescient viewpoint, the negative ones are severe.) I'm about 10,000 kilometers from most of my friends right now and have been for several months. I can stay in touch with them in a way that would never have been possible several decades ago. This is a wonderful thing. Equally, the negative effect of social media on teens, its impact on depression and suicide rates, is a terrible thing. Let's look at [4] below: > There have been increases in adolescent depression and suicidal behaviour over the last two decades that coincide with the advent of social media (SM) (platforms that allow communication via digital media), which is widely used among adolescents. This scoping review examined the bi-directional association between the use of SM, specifically social networking sites (SNS), and depression and suicidality among adolescents. This isn't 'old man shaking fist at cloud'. It's real negative (life and death!) impact on the young, growing, and vulnerable. [1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958821000695 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245195882... [2] https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/03/feature-minimize-instagram-effects https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/03/feature-minimize-instagr... -- notes both good and bad effects [3] https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2022/02/right-now-social-media-adult-depression https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2022/02/right-now-social-med... -- adults, not just kids and teenagers! [4] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392374/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392374/