I agree - I feel like one really important misconception to set aside is lumping "communication" in with "social media".
From a teenager's perspective, Instagram and TikTok are a lot worse for your mental health than say, Snapchat and iMessage.
In addition, for the queer community example - I'd say the perfect parallel for today would be Discord. Anyone can find a community and make friends on Discord, but it's probably not 5% as damaging to mental health because it's a communication based platform
From a teenager's perspective, Instagram and TikTok are a lot worse for your mental health than say, Snapchat and iMessage.
In addition, for the queer community example - I'd say the perfect parallel for today would be Discord. Anyone can find a community and make friends on Discord, but it's probably not 5% as damaging to mental health because it's a communication based platform