re: Suicide rates at all-time high driven mostly by American men.

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It’s less the phones (which are just the vehicle) and more the constant exposure to social media. They’re not wrong on the constant exposure has created an issue that is equivalent to addiction.

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What smartphones did was make the Internet (and thus, social media) portable, and a 24 hour constant. You’re no longer limited to a few hours of Internet per day on your PC. The smartphone crackberried social media for the masses.