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steve  ·  648 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Began Around 2012

my first thought is that yes - social media can have a negative effect on adult mental health, but theoretically adults' brains have finished developing(ish) and they already have social circles built in meatspace. So if social media has negative effects... those effects are different than the challenges posed to younger adults/teens. (not to mention the effects that adult/parent social media use has on their own children, e.g. neglect, unrealistic expectations, etc)

(I'll see myself and my pop-psych out)