Here's another version: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/the-decline-of-hanging-...
showing the graphs: "% of teens who say they go out with friends 2+ a week"
which are essentially static throughout 1976-2010, then dive 20% over 2010-2020 after social media and front-facing cameras became common (and all before Covid).
To the commenter below, the article is not "some Atlantic journalist's opinions", it's citing research by Jean Twenge, who is cited Jonathan Haidt [0] for her research on the correlation in socialization changes and heavy social-media use, esp since 2016.
[https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...]
The phrase "...in the US" needs to be added any time someone talks about this. From what I can tell, Europeans have managed to maintain their social bonds even post-Covid and post-cell phones.
smcin|2 years ago
To the commenter below, the article is not "some Atlantic journalist's opinions", it's citing research by Jean Twenge, who is cited Jonathan Haidt [0] for her research on the correlation in socialization changes and heavy social-media use, esp since 2016. [https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...]
[0]: "Teen mental health is plummeting and social media is a major contributing cause" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31268222
jjjjj55555|2 years ago