Facebook Struggles to Quell Uproar over Instagram’s Effect on Teens

Post by chrisseaton » Sat, Oct 02, 2021, 3:53 PM UTC

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Every generation thought their next generation's innovation was a juggernaut of manipulation. People thought rock and roll was the end of the world. https://www.usi.edu/news/releases/2017/02/rock-n-roll-and-mo...

How many teenagers committed suicide because of rock and roll? The issue isn't a changing of culture, it's an issue of mental health. Previous generations "looked down" on things like music because it was a cultural phenomenon they didn't understand or care for. I don't recall any previous generation that was facing massive mental health issues as a result of their cultural changes. I still think some of the new musi…

Post by cblconfederate » Sat, Oct 02, 2021, 4:04 PM UTC

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Maybe, maybe not. We took action against the cigarette companies and it didn't establish that precedent.

Interesting discussion. The tobacco settlement was a settlement . It didn't put the poisoners out of business. Their poison is still sold in our society. People -- including young people -- are still smoking. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_Master_Settlement_Agre... FB isn't some harmful drug like thalidomide, nor does it cause concussions or cancer. It's going to be a subtle battle to wage, and must take into…

Post by simonh » Sat, Oct 02, 2021, 4:09 PM UTC

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It was the end of the world, the pre-rock & roll cultural landscape doesn't exist anymore. I mean sure, the music was just one manifestation of the cultural shifts through the late 60s and 70s, but those people complaining about it were broadly right in that it was a real threat to their way of life, if wrong about their most dire and hyperbolic predictions of the consequences.

That sounds like admitting Instagram is just a new culture that's different to yours, rather than an actual problem then. Personally I think there's tons that's very positive about Instagram, but even if I didn't, it's not for me to dictate how the next generation chooses to communicate and enjoy themselves.

Post by spectramax » Sat, Oct 02, 2021, 4:12 PM UTC

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Facebook doesn't just play the game, they are the game. There is no other ad delivery platform as influential to teens and young adults. Full stop.

> There is no other ad delivery platform as influential to teens and young adults. Full stop. But as soon as you kill Facebook those people will just move on to the next competitor such as Snapchat or TikTok - you haven't actually solved the underlying problem.

Post by GongOfFour » Sat, Oct 02, 2021, 4:17 PM UTC

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>To be fair, isn't this how every generation looks down on the next generation? If we're talking about music, movies, fashion styles, etc, I'd say yes. However, no previous generation has had the juggernuat that is FB to compare to. FB has had more (at least potential) than any other source of influence on the younger generations especially those that are young enough to never know life without FB.

> However, no previous generation has had the juggernuat that is... Every single generation for all of time has said this.