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The Terrible Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood (www.theatlantic.com)

submitted 8 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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By a variety of measures and in a variety of countries, the members of Generation Z (born in and after 1996) are suffering from anxiety, depression, self-harm, and related disorders at levels higher than any other generation for which we have data.

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[–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 11 points 8 months ago (14 children)

Casting doubt on environmental factors without conclusive evidence simplifies a complex issue. Science thrives on openness to new data, not dismissing possibilities without thorough investigation.

Personally, I don't think you should be telling folks "how science works".

[+] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com -11 points 8 months ago (13 children)

No that's not how it works. If you have a theory, posit it, test it, and peer-review the tests. If you (or someone else) won't do that, you can't just muddle the waters like this. This is how anti-science works.

[–] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Them:

I believe

They admitted it’s just a theory.

You:

Adhd is not something environmental

Alas, the only definitive assertion in this comment chain. It has been proven that there is a genetic component to ADHD, not that it is exclusively a genetic disorder.

I also believe ADHD is partially environmental. I have diagnosed with and am treated for it.

It’s not anti-science to believe something that hasn’t been disproven. It is anti-science to believe something that has been disproven (e.g. climate change-denying loons).

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