Did the NYT really publish an Opinion speculating that young girls today are more depressed than ever because of _phones_?

In a world where they lost the right to control their own reproductive healthcare? Where states are pondering making them report their periods? In a world debating genital inspections to play school sports? While banning books? Where they practice school shooting drills? With climate change? Where sexual assault isn’t disqualifying for public office?

Sure, it’s the phones.

@goosname

Especially given this from the same paper:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/19/world/europe/andrew-tate-uk-teachers.html?

"And for the first time in her 20 years of teaching, her 11- to 16-year-old students have challenged her for working and asked if she had her husband’s permission."

British Schools Work to Combat Andrew Tate’s Views

Alarmed by an online personality’s popularity among their students, educators are mobilizing to combat the sexism he promotes.

The New York Times