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Posted on May 17, 2024

Are Smartphones Really Driving the Rise in Teenage Depression?

Lt Col Charlie Brown

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There is a fierce debate about why this is happening. The most popular explanation on offer today in the media says: It’s the smartphones, stupid. Teen anxiety increased during a period when smartphones and social media colonized the youth social experience.

Are Smartphones Really Driving the Rise in Teenage Depression?

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Posted 30 d ago

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MAJ Montgomery Granger

Posted 30 d ago

It's all about human interaction. Humans are hard wired to interact with each other. Even though the makers of AI are trying desperately to make computer interaction like human interaction (and may somewhat succeed), the relationships that matter are with other people.

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