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Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? - The Atlantic

'Of course, these analyses don’t unequivocally prove that screen time causes unhappiness; it’s possible that unhappy teens spend more time online. '

'But at the generational level, when teens spend more time on smartphones and less time on in-person social interactions, loneliness is more common. '

'Teens who spend more time on social media also spend more time with their friends in person, on average—highly social teens are more social in both venues, and less social teens are less so. '

'For all their power to link kids day and night, social media also exacerbate the age-old teen concern about being left out. '

'Social media levy a psychic tax on the teen doing the posting as well, as she anxiously awaits the affirmation of comments and likes. '

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