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Labor’s social media ban will not benefit young people (www.greenleft.org.au)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I know this has been covered but this is good analysis from a high school student.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

and you believe the majority of kids are having one meal a day?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Who said anything about majority? Even 1 is too many.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

the original article:

Labor’s social media ban will not benefit young people

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

the point we are actually discussing right now:

The statistics show that much of young people's declining mental health is caused by social issues such as the cost-of-living crisis, housing insecurity and fears about the climate emergency, much of which can be sheeted home to government policies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Besides, the point was pretty obvious, I thought. They might not care about it directly, but their mental health is affected by it just the same. When it affects their wellbeing directly, through their access to the food they need to learn and grow. When it affects the opportunities they have in life, especially if they might see others around them who do have opportunities.

That's without going into the fact that parents can pick up on their parents' distress more than they often get given credit for.