The kids are not okay.

[Jolly]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/america-s-teenage-girls-are-not-okay/ar-AA17yLLA

[Jolly]

Some theories...

There was a town in Canada that famously did not receive tv signals until 1973. As such, it gave researchers a chance to look at societal interactions without that form of media. They found the residents had more social interactions and had less stress.

Social media, especially for young people is stimulatory crack. It can create false realities and black holes that suck reality out of life.

Teenagers are herd animals and right now, the bell cows are crazy.

[89th]

I am hoping social media is gone by the time my kids are teenagers. I’m not holding my breath.

[Jolly]

It's not going to be gone, but there will have to be limits.

[Axtremus]

@Jolly said in The kids are not okay.:

It's not going to be gone, but there will have to be limits.

What do you have in mind? More government regulations?

[Jolly]

I dunno.

You're the tech guy. You tell me.

[Copper]

I expect civilian networks to disappear pretty quickly at the start of world war III.

That should take care of it.

Maybe it won't take a world war, the coming civil war might do it.

[Doctor Phibes]

I’ve been a lot closer to this than I would ever have wanted. I’m not particularly optimistic about our ability to control social media. Hopefully we can find a way to improve it so that the negative side effects are at least reduced.

[LuFins Dad]

Keep the kids involved in actual social activities. Scouts. Band. Athletics. Church groups. Study groups.

It was a requirement in our house.