> is the only solution to limit the distribution of smartphones and placing severe limitations or outright getting rid of social media? pretty much, yeah. make it so kids can't get smartphones or use social media until they're out of high school. people do act more sheepish now because anything they do could be recorded at any time. people have to always be on guard and put on an act or their life can be ruined by an out of context joke that someone posts on social media. also one of the best parts of those days was that most video games weren't online so you had to actually physically meet up with people to blame them and it's a totally different dynamic than being in a discord call when you're all hanging out in real life instead. people would drag their entire pc setup to a friends house to have a lan party.
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