In an op-ed in The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said immediate action is needed to protect young people from the potential mental health harms of social media.

  • @[email protected]
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    -93 months ago

    i’m glad you also think a warning label on instatwitbooktok is going to accomplish anything. i guess we can look forward to no more social media addiction/bullying/suicides soon

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      123 months ago

      The point is to reduce these things, not eliminate them. Your cynicism is misguided given the very real example where this already worked.

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        -43 months ago

        ok. the urge to smoke cigarettes is not something all humans develop as they age, the way we develop the psychological need to “belong” and be popular with the in-crowd. but yea, keep thinking the solution to the cigarette problem will also be the solution to the 100% unrelated social problem

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            3 months ago

            lol are you trying to say that the basic knowledge that humans (primates, really) have an inherent urge to be included and well regarded by their peers is wrong? the perceived lack of which is causing all these social media problems in the first place? or are you just saying i’m wrong because i said something?

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      23 months ago

      I love it when people think they’re omnipotent