In an op-ed in The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said immediate action is needed to protect young people from the potential mental health harms of social media.

In an op-ed in The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said immediate action is needed to protect young people from the potential mental health harms of social media.

  • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    14 days ago

    i’m glad you also think a warning label on instatwitbooktok is going to accomplish anything. i guess we can look forward to no more social media addiction/bullying/suicides soon

    • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
      9·
      14 days ago

      The point is to reduce these things, not eliminate them. Your cynicism is misguided given the very real example where this already worked.

      • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        14 days ago

        ok. the urge to smoke cigarettes is not something all humans develop as they age, the way we develop the psychological need to “belong” and be popular with the in-crowd. but yea, keep thinking the solution to the cigarette problem will also be the solution to the 100% unrelated social problem