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How would you feel if millions of people watched your childhood tantrums?

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[-] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 67 points 1 year ago

It's fascinating that zoomers have rejected cutting-edge technology, trading their smartphones for flip phones and distancing themselves from social networks. They've been surrounded by technology their entire lives, and feel threatened by its ubiquity. They want to free themselves from the hive mind and just be alone with their thoughts for a change.

I love tech, but you know, I get it. Young adults probably feel like they've been trapped in a dystopian future, and desperately want a way out.

[-] DreamerOfImprobableDreams@kbin.social 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As an elder Zoomer, can confirm. Seeing first-hand the horrific effects social media has had on so many of my IRL friends' mental health-- and how it's utterly decimated IRL communities-- makes me want to cut it out of my life as much as possible.

[-] RedCowboy@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

There are no communities for young people in my town. No communities in general except for church, and even they hold online services. Social media is all we have so trying to cut it out means isolation

[-] burgersc12@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

That's the way I'm going!

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