With teen mental health deteriorating over five years, there’s a likely culprit
Tuesday, this was the theme at my toastmaster&#x27;s debate club[1] -  I got stuck arguing that social media doesn&#x27;t make you depressed.<p>And... my problem with my argument wasn&#x27;t that it was untrue, but that it was kinda mean.   I don&#x27;t feel jealous of the lives of almost anyone I went to high school with; quite the opposite.   A lot of them post &quot;racist memes with spelling mistakes&quot;  -  which is sad on many levels;  If nothing else, it is a certain indicator that they are not living their best lives... but I have a hard time imagining a world where I could be <i>jealous</i> of someone like that.<p>For that matter, most of the positive social media content I see is baby pictures.   I&#x27;m one of those people who is glad other people have children;  I admire parents, yes, but I certainly wouldn&#x27;t want to be one myself.<p>I suppose I just don&#x27;t get it.  Do other people carefully curate their social media lists so that they are only following the super-rich, super-successful and super-articulate?   because my experience with social media is that I see people closer to &#x27;average&#x27; when I log in to facebook, whereas in real life, I live in a world where most people I spend time interacting with are smarter and wealthier and more successful than I am on several other axes.<p>[1]The silicon valley &quot;Agile Articulators&quot; toastmasters debate club - we meet at the Hacker Dojo in Santa Clara.   <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.meetup.com&#x2F;Agile-Articulators-Toastmasters-Club" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.meetup.com&#x2F;Agile-Articulators-Toastmasters-Club</a>