this post was submitted on 22 May 2025

58 points (92.6% liked)

Science

4807 readers

80 users here now

General discussions about "science" itself

Be sure to also check out these other Fediverse science communities:

https://lemmy.ml/c/science

https://beehaw.org/c/science

founded 3 years ago

MODERATORS

fossilesque@mander.xyz

58

Yes, Social Media Might Be Making Kids Depressed: Depression symptoms jumped 35% as kids’ average social media use rose from seven to 73 minutes daily over a three-year period. (www.ucsf.edu)

submitted 1 month ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/science@mander.xyz

5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 4 points 1 month ago

I think there is a certain amount of social media that is itself the problem.

Like, trolls and rage baiters are a menace; not to mention social media is often an assault on nuance.

Memes are still really popular but they undercut serious discussion ... and often just make noise about depressing shit without even the inkling of answers to the problems they comment on.