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Parent of young adults (recent former teens) here. Anecdotal, but I can assure you that no-one in their cohort feels that social media makes a positive contrib
by andyjohnson0 10mo ago
Parent of young adults (recent former teens) here.
Anecdotal, but I can assure you that no-one in their cohort feels that social media makes a positive contribution to their mental health. Neither did their teachers. The ones I know of tend to try to actively avoid it.
I know of older adults (late 20s / early 30s) who have had similarly negative experiences with anxiety and addictive engagement.
- mgraczyk 10mo agoMy sister does, who is sitting next to me talking to me about this
- kelseyfrog 10mo agoMy alcoholic uncle says that alcohol is actually good for him too.
- mgraczyk 10mo agoIs anecdote only acceptable evidence when it agrees with what you already believe?
- kelseyfrog 10mo agoWhy does this apply to me but not to you?
- mgraczyk 10mo agoIt doesn't, I think both anecdotes are not useful for understanding what's really happening
- kelseyfrog 10mo agoMy apologies. I thought we were in disagreement.