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
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