[–] 4 points 2 months ago*

Unlikely to be your original image but could you give me sources for each article? I'm going to share this as a meme in a group I know one guy will take it too seriously and say it's fake and ask

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  • [–] 26 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    They're the victims of a lot of money being poured into making sure they don't use other means of communication. I'm sure they'll figure it out. I don't think you have to be unsympathetic to these kids to also tell them to explore other forms of social interaction

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    It's like being forced to quit drugs cold turkey, and that sucks. There's been enough whistleblowers telling us social media is being shaped to be as addicting and harmful as possible and to get kids hooked as young as possible.

    I was born a generation or maybe two now? above these kids. I got to experience the early Internet and not having MySpace weaponized against me. So from that perspective I'm at I'm happy for them. It's been consistently hard to avoid social media and the backlash of friends. I'll be excluded from a group event or miss important information every so often and then get told. "Well if you were on Facebook you would've known."

    These kids will be alright once they discover what avenues are available to them for communication.

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    You share the same political beliefs as PJ and he actively seeks an echo chamber. Why would he ban someone likely to agree with him or upvote his content? Even if you don't directly engage with him you might comment favorably on someone else's posts even and he can get his fix. Almost all of his energy is driven to political content is why this matters.

    That's not an insult to you, at least not from me.

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