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> But research is showing that social media and smartphones have made us addicted to screens from a young age. It’s taken a toll on how much time we spend together

Agree completely, but it has also lead to widely held pessimistic beliefs like

> But how do we find meaning when the climate is warming, politics is broken, and technology serves profit over people? We can’t think about thriving; we're merely surviving.

I anticipate downvotes, but I seriously suggest reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightenment_Now for some perspective about long term positive trends, and insights into why we over weigh short term negative news to the detriment of our mental health.



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