I’m a young woman, and people keep telling me the internet has ruined my brain. Is this helpful? | Isabel Brooks | The Guardian
A new ruling valuably highlights the ways social media can damage very young users. But has it really ruined my whole generation, asks freelance writer Isabel Brooks
‘f the narrative is that sensitive feminine brains are susceptible to harm on social media, then it could help perpetuate powerlessness.’ Photograph: Posed by model; MementoJpeg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen ‘f the narrative is that sensitive feminine brains are susceptible to harm on social media, then it could help perpetuate powerlessness.’ Photograph: Posed by model; MementoJpeg/Getty Images Opinion Young people This article is more than 2 months old I’m a young woman, and people keep telling me the internet has ruined my brain. Is this helpful? This article is more than 2 months o
saved by
related reading
- Social Media is a Major Cause of the Mental Illness Epidemic in Teen Girls. Here’s The Evidence.jonathanhaidt.substack.com
- a gen z guide to fixing your doom-pilled brainstephstiner.substack.com
- The Terrible Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood - The Atlantictheatlantic.com
- Everyone Is a Girl Online | WIREDwired.com
- We're Not The Anxious Generationjoanganzcooneycenter.org
- As a child psychiatrist, I see what smartphones are doing to kids’ mental health – and it’s terrifying | Emily Sehmer | The Guardiantheguardian.com
- Honestly, it's probably the phonesnoahpinion.substack.com
- Yes, Social Media Really Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage Mental Illnessafterbabel.com
- Here's The Truth On The Effects Instagram Has On Your Brain | Glamour UKglamourmagazine.co.uk
- Jonathan Haidt is wrong about age-gating the internettheargumentmag.com
- Avoiding the Automation of your Heartgurwinder.blog
- Avoiding the Automation of your Heartsubstack.com