Chapter

The Dark Side of Social Media for Young Adults
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12:11 - 17:42 (05:30)

The book highlights how social media and mobile phones are used as weapons for young adults as they suffer from lack of engagement and damage their mental health.

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Contrary to popular belief, the 18-24 age group is facing loneliness, despite being presumed to have an active social life due to higher education and youth.
12:11 - 13:22 (01:10)
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Loneliness
Summary

Contrary to popular belief, the 18-24 age group is facing loneliness, despite being presumed to have an active social life due to higher education and youth. In fact, this is the loneliest generation, surpassing the elderly who are often associated with loneliness.

Chapter
The Dark Side of Social Media for Young Adults
Episode
#266 - Noreena Hertz - Is There A Loneliness Epidemic?
Podcast
Modern Wisdom
Social media is playing a destructive role in the lives of teenagers, causing feelings of invisibility and anxiety about receiving feedback on their posts, according to academic research and interviews.
13:23 - 16:23 (03:00)
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Social Media
Summary

Social media is playing a destructive role in the lives of teenagers, causing feelings of invisibility and anxiety about receiving feedback on their posts, according to academic research and interviews.

Chapter
The Dark Side of Social Media for Young Adults
Episode
#266 - Noreena Hertz - Is There A Loneliness Epidemic?
Podcast
Modern Wisdom
The prevalence of social interaction on digital screens makes exclusion even more painful for young people today than in previous generations, largely because adults are less aware of it than ever before.
16:24 - 17:42 (01:18)
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Exclusion
Summary

The prevalence of social interaction on digital screens makes exclusion even more painful for young people today than in previous generations, largely because adults are less aware of it than ever before.

Chapter
The Dark Side of Social Media for Young Adults
Episode
#266 - Noreena Hertz - Is There A Loneliness Epidemic?
Podcast
Modern Wisdom