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Please would we have more depressed people in this era if there was no social media or has social media contributed more in depressing people?

Putting on my thinking hat 🎩 🤔

I honestly believe social media has caused way more depression and anxiety than if we never had it in the first place.

The main issue is that it's messing up genuine human connection. People rarely call family now; they just prefer sending messages or hiding read receipts, mostly because they're worried about billing, but it means we miss out on hearing a soothing voice. We used to sit down and properly gist, but now everyone is consumed by going Live on TikTok or constantly scrolling, effectively checking out of reality.

This is really damaging the younger generation. Kids getting phones as early as ten are stopping the development of real social skills. That's why you see so many introverts everywhere—being outspoken now feels like a special talent. You can literally find ten young guys sitting together with nothing to talk about because they are all busy with their phones.

Social media is replacing reality, and when young people realize their online life doesn't match their real, messy life, that emotional crash often leads straight to sadness and depression. Plus, the constant body shaming and insults online just destroy a person's self-esteem. It definitely has its good sides, but the negative effect on our mental health is just too big to ignore.

Human beings had learnt the act of adaptation from time immemorial.
People were surviving before Social Media.
I remember 1992 to 1997 was very tough in Nigeria, there was no social media and we survived.

Social media is even contributing to the problems cos of the oppression and depression exhibited by fake lifers, tribalists and religious bigots

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➜Please would we have more depressed people in this era if there was no social media or has social media contributed more in depressing people?

Social media has not contributed, in my opinion, but instead provided depressed people with a well-needed outlet by which to connect to others like them and maybe learn how to better treat or live with their suffering.

There have been MULTIPLE studies showing that higher use of social media have a STRONG correlation with mental health issues like anxiety and DEPRESSION.

Social Media is NOT real life.
Many people FAIL to get that.

On Social Media, people carefully CURATE what they put out about themselves.
Everybody will PUT their best foot forward.

You'll see a young girl of your age posting beautiful pictures of FANCY settings and even her new ride.

What you don't see?

Her on her two knees blowing multiple GERIATRIC deeeeks to afford those lifestyle.

Or in the case of a boy your age or even FAR younger than you talking about "grindset mindset" while posing beside his Lexus RX350.

What you don't see?

Living in TERROR of the day that EFCC would eventually RAID his Hustle Kingdom and seize the properties he bought with STOLEN money.

Also, there are people whose sole job on SM is to TRIGGER you. Make you anxious and glued to your phone.

For instance, look at how Twitter accounts run by FOREIGNERS in Nigeria, Russia, India, etc were used to manipulate American MAGA cultists.
Many of those accounts would post stuff that triggers people just for MONEY.

Finally, many of these Social Media platforms specifically design ADDICTIVE ALGORITHMS to keep you HOOKED.

They destroy the DOPAMINE regulator of your brain. You can feel it but you'd be powerless to STOP.

That's why you'd feel like SHEEEEET for scrolling on SM for so long but you'd still KEEP ON scrolling
You will keep seeing things that'll make you depressed on SM but you'll still stay on them to escape from the depression they CAUSED in the first place.

It's MADNESS!

Your ONLY recourse:

DELETE all of them.

If you're trying to be an INFLUENCER, stop it!


Do something else.
Learn a skill or something.

Find something that does NOT kill your mental health.

SpencerForbes:
Putting on my thinking hat 🎩 🤔

I honestly believe social media has caused way more depression and anxiety than if we never had it in the first place.

The main issue is that it's messing up genuine human connection. People rarely call family now; they just prefer sending messages or hiding read receipts, mostly because they're worried about billing, but it means we miss out on hearing a soothing voice. We used to sit down and properly gist, but now everyone is consumed by going Live on TikTok or constantly scrolling, effectively checking out of reality...

When social media grew in the 2010s Hatechristians told and taught people to "mind their business". So now, we Americans now families, neighbours, colleagues, everyone is an enemy.

So depression and selfciding would be plenty

Kobojunkie:
Social media has not contributed, in my opinion, [b]but instead provided depressed people [/b]with a well-needed outlet by which to connect to others like them and maybe learn how to better treat or live with their suffering.

So you admit that they were already depressed before

Not at all
Infact it will do the opposite.

During my time, you go outside and get busy.
Nothing to waste time on. Unless knacking

I thank God we didn't have social media because we did a lot of crazy mumu things that we didn't record

If there was social media during my time, Omo una go shout if una see our doings then..

Social media gives kids a false impression of self grandeur.

You don't miss what you don't have.

They'd be mad depressed..



On GOD..