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"I want to help people put tech down and plug back into the world"

But they are plugged to the world, and more so than in the past when they were limited to people around them, books, newspapers etc.

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They're plugged into the highly curated social media shares of people they went to grade school with and haven't seen in 15 years, or worse they're plugged into the curated 'life' of complete strangers.

This is leading to anxiety, depression and even suicides

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/social-media-use-incr...

https://www.psycom.net/social-media-depression-teens

https://adaa.org/social-media-obsession

https://blog.pcc.com/social-media-self-esteem-and-teen-suici...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/social-media-contributi...

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jan/30/social-media-u...

Anxiety, depression and suicides are nothing new. I don't blame on either ordinary or online social interaction. Instead I think social interaction is healthy, given it has a good quality, whether it's online or not.

Yes - anxiety, depression, and suicides are not new. But the rates have risen drastically.

A quick search gave me the information that death by suicide is going down. If there is an increase in anxiety and depression, I see no reason to blame social media. If used in a good way, social media make us feel well.

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