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Is a 62% increase in youth suicide since smartphones became ubiquitous just typical teen angst?

• nickburns 2y ago
  that's obviously a striking statistic. do you have a cite for anyone interested in assessing for themselves the veracity of such a claim?
  • throawayonthe 2y ago
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suicide-homicide-rates-young-americans-increased-sharply-cdc-report/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suicide-homicide-rates-young-am... > ...Americans ages 10 to 24 ... group experienced a 62% increase in its suicide rate from 2007 to 2021. this seems to be the source: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db471.htm#section_1 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db471.htm#secti...
    • skulk 2y ago
      Being near the higher end of that age range, I distinctly remember that I stopped being a happy kid once I started using the Internet (at around age 12) even before addictive algorithmic feeds. This statistic does not surprise me in the slightest.
      • throawayjune 2y ago
        imo computers and the internet are such potent dopamine feeds that our brains get used to the constant stimulation, making real life boring and causing us to be anxious when we’re not getting our fix. And this is heightened when we use the computer as an alternate world to escape to, and feel more comfortable in, when we don’t feel safe or welcomed in reality.