The way in which this topic is discussed is endlessly infuriating because: While indeed, social media and specifically content algorithms (both in the present where they decide which content people see, and in the future where they may indeed create it entirely) are certainly worthy of scrutiny with regard to many mental illnesses, and the ongoing exploitation of the attention of young people especially by figures su…
Yeah, agreed. Was thinking something similar but your comment is better measured and nuanced. Like, "social media is the problem" suggests the way to help young people is get them off their phone. In some ways, yeah, I do think that would help. But the deeper causes are _why_ social media companies are allowed to keep making addictive products with no responsibility for the negative outcomes, as well as _why_ there is so much scary stuff happening with little action being taken to fix it.