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Hang out with friends, goto the mall or other hangouts, play Minecraft, watch Youtube and Twitch and Vine and try to make their own videos, ride bicycles, and argue with their parents.

A few things have changed, but teen-age is largely the same as it was for us.

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No its not. Read the authors book, igen. Crucial difference - kids are more depressed and lonely

These are what my happy nieces do.

What is the author's source? A paywalled summarizing study that analyzed data from other studies: http://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Femo0000403

- Was any primary research conducted? You'll have to pay $12 to find out.

Damn :(

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    Decreases in Psychological Well-Being Among American
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> kids are more depressed and lonely > No its not

Yes it is. More is not "largely different", regardless of study rigor.

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