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I banned my daughter from using the iPhone she bought. It made her a better person | Em Rio (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 5 months ago by 1984@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I think its not just kids anymore, it's adults too. Everyone is glued to their screens these days. But kids are more vulnerable to influences from "social" media and don't have any defences to the psychological warfare going on. Of course they feel like shit.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago (2 children)

This smells like one of those fake clickbait stories...

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago

More like ragebait.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today -5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Don't think so. Havent you met kids feeling shit because of social media? It's everywhere.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Maybe people feel like shit cause the planet is being destroyed by a bunch of rich assholes?

I don't think banning this knowledge from kids is going to help.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 0 points 5 months ago

Kids are not looking for that knowledge, I think you know that. Planet is being destroyed, yes, but nothing you can do about it by using your phone.

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Meanwhile my kids and all their classmates seem friendlier and more mentally healthier than I remember school age being. It's all anecdotal. I'm always surprised at certain ages how some of these kids don't allow bullying, and aren't concerned with stupid relationship shit that I remember 20-30 years ago. It's interesting.

I also know shitloads of adults depressed from Doom scrolling all day.

Your gross generalizations aren't reality.

[–] subignition@fedia.io -2 points 5 months ago

I've only seen kids feeling like shit because of social media, myself