Social Media Impact
Jonathan discusses the complex relationship between social media use and mental health, emphasizing the importance of long-term studies over short-term experiments. He highlights that removing social media for more than a week can lead to significant mental health benefits. Additionally, he questions the timing of mental health declines in teenagers, suggesting that external factors like social issues may not fully explain the changes observed during Obama's second term.In this clip
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