Comment Comment by whats_a_quasar I will continue posting links to Jonathan Haidt's review docs all over this thread.Social media and smartphones became widespread in the early 2010s, and that's exactly when teen suicides started rising. [1]COVID does not appear to have significantly affected teen mental health [2]If you have evidence that something else is driving the rise in teen suicide rates, I'd love to see it.[1] https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com/p/social-media-mental-ill...[2] https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com/p/the-new-cdc-report parent whats_a_quasar 3 years ago
Social media and smartphones became widespread in the early 2010s, and that's exactly when teen suicides started rising. [1]
COVID does not appear to have significantly affected teen mental health [2]
If you have evidence that something else is driving the rise in teen suicide rates, I'd love to see it.
[1] https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com/p/social-media-mental-ill...
[2] https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com/p/the-new-cdc-report