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		tgv on Jan 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Heavy social media use associated with lower menta... What motivates you to reply that, when you know it isn't true? There's been news media for more than a century now, and it is not known to cause addiction and depression in teenagers.

OneGuy123 on Jan 27, 2021 [–]

"When you know it isn't true".

Really?

Teenagers are addicted to social media and adults get addicted to news media.

Both are based on fear mongering and the fear of missing out. Do you not see that underneath the problem is the same?

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