2024-04-10 Hacker News Top Articles and Its Summaries
1. Yes, social media is a cause of the epidemic of teenage mental illness Total comment counts : 83 Summary The article discusses the ongoing debate between skeptics and alarmists regarding the effects of social media on teenage mental health. The author, who falls into the alarmist camp, argues that there is evidence of causation between social media use and mental illness, contrary to what the skeptics claim. The skeptics, led by psychologist Candice Odgers, argue that the correlation between social media use and mental health issues does not prove causation....