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U.S. Teen Girls Experiencing Increased Sadness and Violence

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Re: U.S. Teen Girls Experiencing Increased Sadness and Violence

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Post by fafqg »

It's normal for humans to compare themselves to their peers. That's how we have achieved the level of greatness that we currently enjoy: by competing. Males do it positively and females do it negatively. My theory is that this has gotten out of hand with the boom of Instagram and it shows.

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zmgsabst wrote: post #2

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I grew up being told I could do anything I put my mind to. That I was responsible, to a very large degree, for my own path and making my dreams come true.

I don't understand how those told that they're disadvantaged can persevere and succeed. Especially when they're told that it's the system's fault.

It takes seeking out adversity, embracing and enjoying it to push ahead. If you're uncomfortable at your basal level, grinding even harder must be unbearable.

To make it ahead in any fitness landscape, you have to undergo hardship to lower the activation energy of your path forward. If it was easy, everyone would do it. You have to seek out discomfort where others will not. That seems especially challenging if you don't have the right mindset.

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Post by majikaja »

fafqg wrote: post #3

It's normal for humans to compare themselves to their peers. That's how we have achieved the level of greatness that we currently enjoy: by competing. Males do it positively and females do it negatively. My theory is that this has gotten out of hand with the boom of Instagram and it shows.

If Meta partnered with hospitals and biotech firms and entered the plastic surgery business I think they could make a lot of money.

They've already come this far in exploiting people, why stop?

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echelon wrote: post #4
zmgsabst wrote: post #2

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I grew up being told I could do anything I put my mind to. That I was responsible, to a very large degree, for my own path and making my dreams come true. I don't understand how those told that they're disadvantaged can persevere and succeed. Especially when they're told that it's the system's fault. It takes seeking out adversity, embracing and enjoying it to push ahead. If you're uncomfortable at your basal level,…

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Re: U.S. Teen Girls Experiencing Increased Sadness and Violence

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Post by fafqg »

majikaja wrote: post #5
fafqg wrote: post #3

It's normal for humans to compare themselves to their peers. That's how we have achieved the level of greatness that we currently enjoy: by competing. Males do it positively and females do it negatively. My theory is that this has gotten out of hand with the boom of Instagram and it shows.

If Meta partnered with hospitals and biotech firms and entered the plastic surgery business I think they could make a lot of money. They've already come this far in exploiting people, why stop?

I don't agree that this is Meta's fault. They gave females a window to the world and that made them depressed. Does this mean Meta should just close shop? Are they responsible for the mental health of their users?
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