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Originally Posted by htismaqe
It isn't due to social media at all. Social media is a symptom. The real disease goes much deeper but it's not something that can be discussed here.
You're spot on about the numbers though - a majority of the young people I work with feel worthless. They may manifest that in depression but some of them also manifest a sort of hedonism that if they're worthless, so is everybody else, so it doesn't matter if I hurt them to get what I want.
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Social media is absolutely a causal factor in that age group’s high instances of depression and anxiety. It’s not unique to them but that age range is the first to truly grow up on it and start reaching adulthood.
Using feelings of worthlessness, those come from a variety of sources but one major one is constantly and obsessively comparing yourselves to others via social media and feeling as if you must be worthless in comparison due to consuming idealized versions people put out and not adequately deciphering that what you see isn’t reality. This isn’t new as girls comparing themselves to models of impossible standards has long been an issue for young girls. But now it’s much more persistent and reaches all ages and sexes in varied and different ways.