Thankfully, we're not seeing this on phones 😆
Story of my life. I'm currently on the stage where I will mindlessly post a hot take that I think everyone will agree to, get downvoted to oblivion, and feel even more alone
Well maybe if you posted more hot takes about beef stroganoff or beans, you’d get a better response. /s
Oh thank God, I was worried it was my repulsive personality
Meme of guy looking at two buttons:
“Psychology is junk science!”
“This confirms my biases!”
Back in the day, pre internet 'social connection' wasn't really a thing unless you were in one of the popular groups. Maybe the phone would ring. Maybe you'd go out for a beer and someone you knew would be there. When you were younger there was school of course,
Something like responding to an article like I'm doing now, maybe you'd write a letter to the paper. Probably not, though.
Since the growth of the internet and later mobile phones you're 'connected' 24/7. So now we have angst about it.... but really things are massively better overall.
Anyone here coulda told ya that
Is this really a new study? I feel like I have seen many studies about screen time connection to depression
I'm sure there's lots of studies...
This one, if you wanted to click on the actual article, looks like it's from Feb.
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