Comment by lm28469

4 days ago

Yeah sure, Socrates was worried about books too... now if you can't see the difference between rock music and kids spending 5+ hours a day doomscrolling I think we'll have a hard time discussing anything. Feel free to share the studies showing the negative effects of books and rock music on kids by the way, because there are plenty of these when it comes to social media, especially the doomscrolling type.

Following your logic everything new has to be desirable, that's a tough position to defend imho. Just because new trends were incorrectly criticised in the past doesn't mean every new trend is good until the heat death of the universe, logic 101

> and kids spending 5+ hours a day doomscrolling

Let's stop pretending adults do not do it too.

  • Oh yeah absolutely, but the comment specifically says: "Won't someone think of the Children!!!?"

    Children are in a crucial period of their lives when it comes to forging habits, learning skills, developing addictions, &c.