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        1. wsj.com/articles/big-techs-innovations-that-arent-11567033288?mod=rsswn blames increasing depression, isolation, & suicide in youth on social media and calls for regulation of tech companies. Probably a good idea, but it fails to consider: * Record levels of student debt (debt and depression are linked)
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        * Lack of exposure to low-cost alternatives to student loans * Lack of exposure to low-cost alternatives to universities * Increasing levels of school mandated homework (with little to no evidence of homework being beneficial)
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      * Increased expectations of structured extra-curriculars *in addition* to high grades for admission into a "good university" * Being in schools where educators are increasingly underpaid
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    By all means, lets work on reducing youth exposure to addictive technologies but let's also: * Reduce threats to their long term financial well-being * Fund their teacher & schools better
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