The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
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The evidence is equivocal on whether screen time is to blame for rising levels of teen depression and anxiety — and rising hysteria could distract us from tackling the real causes.
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I suspect the total mental illness isn’t significantly changed since the 1950s now we are just more aware of it and seeking help. That’s a good thing.

I don’t think that’s a popular assertion amongst lemmy commenters!

I honestly don’t know. The pressures of today are many and varied, but growing up in the 50s world have had its own challenges to be sure.

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