[ergonaught]

Because almost everything "everyone knows" is actually false.

As in my own anecdote, our kids probably need better friends. It may not be their social media time that causes problems, but their friend groups coupled with their current state of neurological/psychological development.

ex: I don't have enough information to reliably conclude that "social media" causes their problems. If they had better friends, "social media time" might have improved their "mental health".

[lamontcg]

> Because almost everything "everyone knows" is actually false.

So, jump off a 10-story building with no means of breaking your fall and see how it goes for you.