I set expectations when she saved up and got the phone – little did I know it would undermine them, and her mental health

I think its not just kids anymore, it’s adults too. Everyone is glued to their screens these days. But kids are more vulnerable to influences from “social” media and don’t have any defences to the psychological warfare going on. Of course they feel like shit.

    • nyan@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      112·
      5 months ago

      without any shitty engagement algorithm.

      There, fixed it for you—the extra word is important. Algorithms are evil only if used for the wrong purposes.

    • MrScottyTayEnglish
      7·
      5 months ago

      Technically lemmy has lots of algorithms. It wouldn’t work without any

      • magic_smoke@links.hackliberty.orgEnglish
        9·
        5 months ago

        Tbf they did say shitty, none of the ones built into Lemmy exist to feed you advertisements in the most efficient manner, as far as I know.