LilMikeSF<p>Massive uptick in <a href="https://c.im/tags/depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>depression</span></a> & <a href="https://c.im/tags/suicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suicide</span></a> and decline in overall <a href="https://c.im/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> rate for <a href="https://c.im/tags/teens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teens</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenZ</span></a> young adults in decade+ since <a href="https://c.im/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPhone</span></a> & <a href="https://c.im/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> introduced... According to this week's article from Jonathan Haidt, a Psychologist and Professor at <a href="https://c.im/tags/NYU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYU</span></a> Stern School of Business sees the trend as global, and once young people became algorithmically targeted by their handheld <a href="https://c.im/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> devices, their declines in math, reading, and science, risk taking, independence, and personal confidence, have happened globally. He sees the mass adoption of <a href="https://c.im/tags/SmartPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartPhone</span></a> as a key culprit retarding <a href="https://c.im/tags/Childhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Childhood</span></a> & <a href="https://c.im/tags/YoungAdult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YoungAdult</span></a> development.</p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/teen-childhood-smartphone-use-mental-health-effects/677722/?gift=6kW-3kpyH7tV4NcHqyTUk4pQbLwhJ51mzwtSdzMDnc4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/technology/arc</span><span class="invisible">hive/2024/03/teen-childhood-smartphone-use-mental-health-effects/677722/?gift=6kW-3kpyH7tV4NcHqyTUk4pQbLwhJ51mzwtSdzMDnc4</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiftLink</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PaywallFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaywallFree</span></a></p>