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		andrewstuart on Jan 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The teen mental illness epidemic is international ... Kids growing up too early when they should be playing and hanging out outside and having fun together. Real world social connection is essential to human happiness.

lanfeust6 on Jan 10, 2024 [–]

Adolescence is more prolonged than ever, the problems typically identified (isolation, excess social media, insufficient sunlight) aren't contingent on early adulthood unless we redefine adulthood to mean those things.

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