return2ozmaHow Smartphones Are Hurting Our Kids’ Mental Health: ‘There’s Massive Evidence of Harm‘
gripworksThere is no science behind the claims in this article (and the book).
Not that this’ll stop people from buying into the false narrative and buying the book.
no bananaMassive evidence: authors’ feelings.
Science: none
Ah yes, we need special scientific evidence to figure out if playing outside with friends, fresh air and sunshine is better or worse than watching TikTok 5 hours a day.
Please, let’s do a study on this mystery.
Look I think even you should be able to understand that phones aren’t actually the problem here. Look around at the world around you. Where are kids supposed to go? You can’t walk anywhere. Are they supposed to just get chauffeured around by their parents until they can drive?
Social media is bad for everyone, that’s not unique to kids. The only reasonable solution to this problem is to remove car dependency and unfuck our zoning laws. Give kids places to go and they’ll go there. They love that shit but they hate being a burden and since the modern world removed those opportunities what else do you expect them to do?
I had a friend just the other day have this conversation with me about how Social Media is bad for kids, but he as a grown ass man is able to determine if what he reads and hears online is healthy and useful to his life. This same person has spent the last 13 months discussing his divorce and how a fortune teller at the RenFest told him he had a dark aura and was difficult to love, and has been basing real life decisions on this comment.
Agree. Dude shoulda just enjoyed a turkey leg and a good excuse to open carry a broadsword on a Saturday.
Well sure, except that problems with social media are everywhere, even in suburban and rural areas where kids have plenty of places to go.