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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A new paper talks about the danger of social media for the young. It appears to cause an increase in the sensitivity to peer feedback. No one is sure if that is good or bad.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/health/social-media-brain-adolescents.html

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2799812?guestAccessKey=7fedb432-3c46-496d-be6b-e9b7394a71f2[/quote]

Which explains the increase in social anxiety. It’s so common now, it’s a Gen Z personality trait.[/quote]

I think we have words for it and diagnose it at a much lower threshold now. I'm millennial and I'm beyond positive I would have been diagnosed with anxiety (general and social). Like, the signs were GLARING. But if it didn't keep you from leaving your house, it wasn't a mental health problem, it was probably just a personality flaw. Millennial with anxiety = "too much of a worrier," "shy," "hormonal," etc.

That said, AOL instant messenger made social drama feel inescapable, but I accessed it on a shared family computer in the living room. I 1000% believe that 24/7 access to social media on phones makes anxiety worse for Gen Z and hope I can put it off for my kids as long as possible. [/quote]

GenX with anxiety = Who?

I hear you ... I was a shy, nerdy, skin-picker who was never diagnosed back in the day but certainly would be now. [/quote]

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