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by test1984 8 days ago
I recommend reading Jonathan Haidt's book The Anxious Generation.

What you describe was probably true, but it's not anymore. You have algos intentionally targeting formative brains, rewiring them and (at the risk of sounding hyperbolic), destroying children and teens.

This has resulted in a measurable spike in depression and self-harm globally.