Have you read studies about how social media may be related to unprecedented mental illness in kids?
I’d like to see those studies.
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neptune@dmv.social 7 months agoI don’t have kids. And I respect the Kids These Days perspective…
But aren’t you concerned about how quickly YouTube and Facebook are known to show new users radical content? Have you read studies about how social media may be related to unprecedented mental illness in kids?
Aren’t algorithms and social media at least a little different than books and television? Aren’t they razor focused on making us sad and addicted?
AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
neptune@dmv.social 7 months ago
If I post some links you will probably decide that they aren’t satisfactory. You could just look into it yourself, or perhaps provide the reason you don’t like those studies generally.
There is lots of research looking at mental health affects of social media.
xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
“no, I won’t provide a source for my claim, because my source is not good/non-existent”
FTFY
provide the reason you don’t like those studies
They didn’t say they don’t “like” the studies though, in fact they actively said they were interested in seeing them. What’s the point of asking someone to explain why they don’t like something that they haven’t even seen yet. Sure they could go find some random related studies and then critique those but that seems pretty pointless.
neptune@dmv.social 7 months ago
Yes I’m being a little lazy, but I’m not a research scientist. Gooogling some thing like “mental illness social media” is pretty easy. There’s lots of studies finding at least a little corelation.
I’m not shocked your linked study says that there is very little evidence of social media causing mental health issues. I wouldn’t even be shocked if it’s true.
It still doesn’t mean that good parenting and social media access go hand in hand.
Just trying to have a conversation and not get a PhD in the process.
AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
I am interested in the methodologies. I would like to see what studies use for a baseline in comparisons, whether they are comparing data collected today to data collected in the past, who is making the determination about whether a child has a mental illness or not, what role parents play in these sorts of studies, what sort of mental illnesses the studies look for or find, and the magnitude of the impact found by the studies.
I would also like to see exactly what you referred to as “unprecedented mental illness in kids.”
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Ah, that’s down to content control. The same way my dad had to bust my ass if I was watching skinemax too much, parents have to be aware of such and take steps to both monitor and educate.
Unfettered access is risky. Unsupervised access is risky. But cooperative, communication driven access becomes a very, very powerful tool for a parent. You start using YouTube to teach things, give them the critical thinking skills to parse bullshit for themselves.
But fuck Facebook. It’s usefulness is long gone, so I just block that are the router and have done with it.
Also, I have read studies about social media risks. The studies showing harm are dubious. That’s why I emphasized good data. When the study doesn’t involve good control participants, it’s almost meaningless. When a study pulls from a limited group, it’s kinda sketchy. Worse, when a study completely disregards other issues, it’s junk from the beginning.
pop@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
Also, I have read studies about social media risks. The studies showing harm are dubious
So the studies are only good when it conforms to your “good data” biases. got it.
Unfettered access is risky. Unsupervised access is risky. But cooperative, communication driven access becomes a very, very powerful tool for a parent.
Then why block facebook, oh so “communication driven parent”? Or you’re kind of parent that buys themselves “#1 Dad” hat and start lecturing other parents on how your kid made it for you.
Was your dad also busting your ass as you read 100 different annecdotal “parenting tips” from strangers on TV? Was your TV in your pocket 24/7 for supervised access and did your parent supervised and communicated about every nook and cranny of the internet?
Technology has well surpassed what differentiated you and your parents. If you think you’ve got it all figured out, you might be in for a big wake up call.
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Go fuck yourself if that’s the way you’re going to be
InfiniteStruggle@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
That sort of impatience really doesn’t bode well for your parenting skills.
neptune@dmv.social 7 months ago
OK… Good parenthood doesn’t invalidate the idea that the modern internet is bad for some/many kids.
Smoking is bad for kids, even if you don’t let your kid smoke, smoking hurts the health of kids who do. Right?
Nima@leminal.space 7 months ago
with a bit of teaching what to avoid and having the proper perspective, I don’t see why it’s a terrible thing.
I certainly wouldn’t compare it to smoking, however.
neptune@dmv.social 7 months ago
I’m not comparing it to smoking.
If someone’s response to “social media is bad for kids”, then to me “I keep my kids away from it, easy peasy” is not a response that invalidates the original argument. It actually supports the idea: social media is dangerous, therefore I intervene as a parent.
snooggums@kbin.social 7 months ago
Fewer kids are going to church to learn about who to hate, so I think it balances out.