The kids are not alright

 Mon 6:12 am +00:00, 13 Feb 2023  

posted by Tapestry

Last year…..

…..I bought my 12 year-old son a smartphone. 

Supposedly, he was “the only kid in my class” without a phone. 

So, you know, I had to fix that.

In six months…..

…..before I took it outside…..

…..smashed it with a brick…..

…..and threw it in the trash…..

…..he watched THOUSANDS of YouTube and Tiktok videos…..

…..every chance he got….. 

…..but only called ONE friend, ONE time…..

…..(when he first got the phone)….. 

…..NEVER texted anyone….. 

…..and only received one or two texts…..

…..from each of three or four friends. 

Well, at least that shows, he gave out his number!

LOL. 

I’d bought him the phone, so he could “connect“…..

…..but all it did…..

…..was take him further out into Medazzaland.

Yes, he does great in school, charming in person, but…..

No skills at all.

Separately….. 

I’d like to point out….. 

The teen suicide rate in the USA…..

…..has about TRIPLED since 2007….. 

…..the year Facebook hit critical mass and went “mainstream.” 

What this means…..

…..is social media and the Internet…..

…..are KILLING up to…..

…..(depending on the year)….. 

…..SEVERAL HUNDRED TIMES more American minors…..

…..than are school shootings.

“The silent killer“, basically.

Jacob Dreizin

The Kids Are Not Alright