• The Picard ManeuverOP
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    262 months ago

    I also think a lot of “doomer” content on social media can have a significant effect if you’re consuming a lot of it.

    Imagine you’re a teenager and you’re constantly reading the most extreme takes about how everything is broken and terrible, the bad guys are always winning, you’ll never find love, you’ll never find a job, never own a house, never manage to have a family, etc.

    An adult may have the life experience and perspective to recognize that the loudest voices aren’t always 100% accurate, but a kid might take it at face value and despair.

    • Granbo's Holy Hotrod
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      122 months ago

      To be fair, my depression started in 3rd grade with an article in the weekly reader about the rain forests being destroyed at a rate of several football fields per day. I knew that couldn’t be good or sustainable. Here we are 35 years later…big sad. Worst thing I ever did was get my kids phones :( at the time it seemed right.