Social media has the “exact same negative effect on depression” as eating potatoes
https://qz.com/1309814/social-media-has-the-exact-same-negative-effect-on-depression-as-eating-potatoes/
It feels impossible to tell if the technology our kids use should be celebrated or feared. A few years ago I wrote a book, Hooked, about how technology can be used to change our habits. I intended the book to teach start-ups how to build healthy habits, but now I’m not so sure. With headlines telling us technology is hijacking our brains, I started second-guessing the impact of our devices, especially when it comes to our kids.
How alarmed should we be? Is this a crisis or a fear frenzy? I wanted to understand what the studies really tell us about the effect personal technology is having on our children.
