• cybermass@lemmy.ca
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    25 days ago

    I strongly disagree.

    Social media is terrible for mental health especially for the youth. Phones and tablets help in some areas like motor control development but also hurt other places like attention deficiencies and critical thinking, and very rarely does it lead to a kid learning how technology works (that’s usually from the computer nerds, aka kids who want a computer, doesn’t happen even close to the same rate as smart phones.

    Smart phones make people dumb. That’s my opinion. But the above are scientifically backed.

    • Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee
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      25 days ago

      100% agree. These things get talked up as benefits when they are mostly treated as revenue streams by the seller and distractions by the buyer. Kids and adults. We all need to be way more critical of the tech we use.