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Is social media behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?

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Re: Is social media behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?

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Post by rqtwteye »

anon291 wrote: post #24
rqtwteye wrote: post #2

I always wonder when an "epidemic" gets reported if things really have changed or if we just recognize it better. When I grew up, we had a lot of kids (including myself) with problems like depression or not fitting in in other ways. Back then they were just labeled as "slow", "stupid" or "difficult". Nobody thought about mental illness or ways for addressing these issues.

Not fitting in is not a mental illness. And this attitude is behind the prevalence of many mental illnesses today. We've gone from a society that embraced difference to one that claims to embrace difference while mandating sameness. TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, etc, are all toxic for this reason.

"Not fitting in is not a mental illness. "

It causes mental illness like depression and also stunts social development.

Re: Is social media behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?

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Post by rqtwteye »

j-bos wrote: post #74
jeffbee wrote: post #68

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The same agency publishes this other chart that adds quite a bit of context IMHO. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6630a6.htm

For visibility, youth suicides are up compared to a low period in the 2000s preceded by higher rates than today in the 90s

It's also interesting how much higher the male suicide rate is.

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Post by huytersd »

obunta wrote: post #77
datascienced wrote: post #42

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Feels like 1952 again. When Alan Turing was jailed for homosexuality. To be generous I would say maybe some people have a disorder and that causes them to state they are non binary, but the implication isn’t the other way. Similarly a mental disorder may make someone obsessed with levels and coding 80hrs a week!

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Re: Is social media behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?

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Post by obunta »

huytersd wrote: post #93
obunta wrote: post #77

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Adherence to cultural sex stereotypes is a spectrum, isn't it? Within the context mentioned by the other commenter, that's what "non binary" refers to: not behaving in an entirely feminine or masculine manner.

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Post by huytersd »

obunta wrote: post #94
huytersd wrote: post #93

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Adherence to cultural sex stereotypes is a spectrum, isn't it? Within the context mentioned by the other commenter, that's what "non binary" refers to: not behaving in an entirely feminine or masculine manner.

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Post by obunta »

huytersd wrote: post #96
obunta wrote: post #94

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Adherence to cultural sex stereotypes is a spectrum, isn't it? Within the context mentioned by the other commenter, that's what "non binary" refers to: not behaving in an entirely feminine or masculine manner.

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I think we may be talking past each other. How does what you're saying relate to the "non binary" concept?

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Post by 1vuio0pswjnm7 »

Wonder if she has considered that social media, e.g., its effects on peoples' ability to critically evaluate information, is a factor with respect to why people might believe Haidt's theory instead of [she offers readers no alternatives].

If really want to end the existence of a theory then find evidence that _disproves_ it. Simply stating there is no evidence to support will not stop a theory from persisting. Nor stop people from looking for evidence to support.

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Post by kelseyfrog »

huytersd wrote: post #98
obunta wrote: post #97

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I think we may be talking past each other. How does what you're saying relate to the "non binary" concept?

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How much do you know about reification as it applies to the field of sociology? It might be something worth looking into.
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