[mianos]

As an Australian parent of a 14-year-old, I find social media to be a significant hassle. Yet, I know delivery drivers who are far more technologically proficient than many government leaders. I had expected that, even if the public face was somewhat just a pretty face and a good talker, there would be a knowledgeable team working behind the scenes. However, this ban has convinced me that there isn’t a single informed voice involved in the process.

[reshlo]

And if you weren’t already convinced, along comes the article to drive that point home…

> “I think the genesis of this movement has been Jonathan Haidt, author of the book The Anxious Generation, and he even admits some of the research is mixed. And it's true that it is not necessarily causal.”

[mianos]

I am pretty sure that even without social media, I would face similar challenges in other aspects of life. Growing up in an era without the internet did not prevent my brother from engaging in all sorts of outrageous, and even illegal, antics. The defining characteristic of social media, however, is its unparalleled provision of convenient access to anxiety.

[WarOnPrivacy]

For anyone looking for info on Jonathan Haidt, Techdirt has covered him for a while.

https://www.techdirt.com/tag/jonathan-haidt/

JH is the poster child for SM->Youth MH alarmism. His flawed premise have directed society down a wrong road.