Contrary to common sense, most (not all) of the studies I’ve come across indicate there is little to no impact on mental health from social media.
Also contrary to common sense, parents apparently no longer need to parent their children.
mental health risks are posed to teens and children by compulsive TikTok use, including depression, anxiety, sleep loss and body dysmorphia.
This is called Life.
Honestly, I’m more concerned with the distraction social media plays on adults. Parents should be guiding their children to know right and wrong. But, from what I’ve observed, it seems parents are too preoccupied with streaming services and social media (often simultaneously) to deal with raising their children. How the heck kids are even on social media to begin with is a concern.
You have no right to complain or file lawsuits after you let an iPad raise your child for ten years.
We all know that social media is designed to be addictive. People continue to use it while complaining that it’s addictive and file lawsuits so the government can tell the service to be less addictive. You know as soon as it’s made less addictive you’re going to drop it for the next addictive thing. FCK, we are a dumb species.
When has it ever been forced upon an industry to alter their product or service to make it less addictive? Hasn’t it always been the burden of the individual to seek help for their addictions?
This lawsuit will go nowhere. You can’t impose restrictions on an entire industry to target a small cohort. At best, you’ll get parental controls. At the worst, you’ll be required to sign in with a state ID. Devices already have parental controls. It’s the parents who are failing to use the tools, and responsibility, they’ve been given.
Whether you agree that it has been effective or not is another matter, but there is legislative precedent to try and limit the access and advertising of some addictive things to minors.
I would personally argue that there should be firmer boundaries as to what’s allowed to be sold to everyone, but I think it’s a very unpopular opinion. Where social media is concerned I don’t think it is definitively addictive, but I would rather see a stronger computer literacy curriculum in schools that actually teaches about the dangers and pitfalls of the Internet.
a stronger computer literacy curriculum in schools that actually teaches about the dangers and pitfalls of the Internet.
I grew up being told not to believe everything you read or see on tv. I still hold that belief while those who told me this 30 years ago are the ones spreading misinformation.
I agree with you but what do we do about the adults? I mean, Freedom of Speech only works when the public is educated enough to discern the difference between fact and fiction. I’m not opposed to people like Carlson, Jones, or Rogan speaking freely but the people listening should inherently be able to discern their falsities. People are tuning into this crap because it’s entertaining and engaging. This quickly turns to brainwashing with continued listening. And the streaming services know this and use algorithms to promote whatever grabs ya and keeps you on their platform.
How do you educate hundreds of millions of people around the world without coming off as One World Government propaganda?
Contrary to common sense, most (not all) of the studies I’ve come across indicate there is little to no impact on mental health from social media.
Also contrary to common sense, parents apparently no longer need to parent their children.
This is called Life.
Honestly, I’m more concerned with the distraction social media plays on adults. Parents should be guiding their children to know right and wrong. But, from what I’ve observed, it seems parents are too preoccupied with streaming services and social media (often simultaneously) to deal with raising their children. How the heck kids are even on social media to begin with is a concern.
You have no right to complain or file lawsuits after you let an iPad raise your child for ten years.
We all know that social media is designed to be addictive. People continue to use it while complaining that it’s addictive and file lawsuits so the government can tell the service to be less addictive. You know as soon as it’s made less addictive you’re going to drop it for the next addictive thing. FCK, we are a dumb species.
That’s… kind of how addictive things work. Willpower alone is not enough to avoid them for some people.
When has it ever been forced upon an industry to alter their product or service to make it less addictive? Hasn’t it always been the burden of the individual to seek help for their addictions?
This lawsuit will go nowhere. You can’t impose restrictions on an entire industry to target a small cohort. At best, you’ll get parental controls. At the worst, you’ll be required to sign in with a state ID. Devices already have parental controls. It’s the parents who are failing to use the tools, and responsibility, they’ve been given.
Whether you agree that it has been effective or not is another matter, but there is legislative precedent to try and limit the access and advertising of some addictive things to minors.
I would personally argue that there should be firmer boundaries as to what’s allowed to be sold to everyone, but I think it’s a very unpopular opinion. Where social media is concerned I don’t think it is definitively addictive, but I would rather see a stronger computer literacy curriculum in schools that actually teaches about the dangers and pitfalls of the Internet.
I grew up being told not to believe everything you read or see on tv. I still hold that belief while those who told me this 30 years ago are the ones spreading misinformation.
I agree with you but what do we do about the adults? I mean, Freedom of Speech only works when the public is educated enough to discern the difference between fact and fiction. I’m not opposed to people like Carlson, Jones, or Rogan speaking freely but the people listening should inherently be able to discern their falsities. People are tuning into this crap because it’s entertaining and engaging. This quickly turns to brainwashing with continued listening. And the streaming services know this and use algorithms to promote whatever grabs ya and keeps you on their platform.
How do you educate hundreds of millions of people around the world without coming off as One World Government propaganda?