I think the biggest reason for a lot of these fast, nonsensical shifts in social discourse is because this is the first time ever that young teenagers and preteens are HEAVILY involved in the discourse (bc of the internet.) You literally click on the bio of most of these profiles saying all this...

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[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 45 insightful - 2 fun45 insightful - 1 fun46 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Ban children under 16 from social media.

I’m serious. If I ever become a father, my children will not be allowed to have social media accounts until they’re 16, except for Xbox Live or PlayStation Plus accounts when they turn 13. I won’t even allow them to own a smartphone until they’re 16 - when they’re 10, I’ll give them a flip phone that does talk, text and music playback. Call me a tyrant, but I’d be damned if the child I adopted ends up becoming a blue-haired, misanthropic, non-binary SJW who wants to cut his dick off. I’ll be having none of that. If Ireland becomes like Canada that threatens to take my children away from me if I don’t transition then, I’ll take them with me to Hungary.

[–]fuck_reddit 20 insightful - 1 fun20 insightful - 0 fun21 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I'm with you on that. Children can grow up healthily while having social media, but it's not very likely. Most of the people I know with mental health/general life problems openly admit they spend most of their day online. It's just not healthy to be constantly competing to create the best caricature of yourself...

[–]distortedlindsLady Muse 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

also Covid + lockdown? its pretty much unavoidable. laws should be passed 100%. I firmly don't think it does anyone good in their early stages of life (1-18 years of age).

[–]fuck_reddit 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Ohhhhh yeah. The number of people that have "realized they're trans" after going through extreme distress/depression and doing nothing but sitting on their phone for nine months is deeply concerning...

[–]bopomofodojo 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So are those who did the opposite, "trans" and "non-binary" in the before time, back to normal now. Social contagion theories are real, and they work both IRL and online. Online feeds IRL though.

[–]distortedlindsLady Muse 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

exactly -- thank you!