Depression rates among youth were declining until they began sharply increasing around 2012 when smartphones (with their on-device social media apps) began to become popular.
brendoelfrendo•1d ago
That's some great correlation, but does not imply causation. The study helps firm up the causal link, but your "makes sense" implies that the causation is intuitive but I don't think it is.
DyslexicAtheist•1d ago
Social media use increases depression. Period.
brocklobsta•1d ago
Yeah agreed. One of the first things I do when I start feeling blue is to stop using social media and go camping.
chneu•1d ago
Yuppers. Social media makes us compare each other to the best versions of people online.
It really helps me to remember that everything online is a version or product of what that person/company wants you to see. It isn't real.
ViktorRay•1d ago
Depression rates among youth were declining until they began sharply increasing around 2012 when smartphones (with their on-device social media apps) began to become popular.
brendoelfrendo•1d ago