“This is the great irony of social media: the more you immerse yourself in it, the more lonely and depressed you become.”
― The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
― The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
“The human organism has the same kind of innate intelligence as the ecosystems of nature, and the wisdom of the nerves and senses must be watched with patience and respect.”
― Tao: The Watercourse Way
― Tao: The Watercourse Way
“Girls in virtual networks are subjected to hundreds of times more social comparison than girls had experienced for all of human evolution. They are exposed to more cruelty and bullying because social media platforms incentivize and facilitate relational aggression. Their openness and willingness to share emotions with other girls espouses them to depression and other disorders. The twisted incentive structures of social media reward the most extreme presentations of symptoms.”
― The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
― The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
“The first person you should be careful not to fool is yourself. Because you are the easiest person to fool".”
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“People don’t get depressed when they face threats collectively; they get depressed when they feel isolated, lonely, or useless.”
― The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
― The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
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