A psychologist and human connection researcher explains how individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective.
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Social media was meant to connect us, but it’s driving people apart – even from our closest friends and family. Social Media influence has created an environment of mistrust and isolation within our most cherished relationships. This toxic effect threatens our society’s foundational bonds, leaving us adrift in superficial connections. It has eroded the strong relationships that once fortified our lives. At the core, the crafted online personas we create fuel constant comparison—sizing up our real lives against the highlight reels plastered across digital spaces. Just glimpses of others’ triumphs stoke self-doubt and jealousy, slowly burning away intimacy. With endless
April 15, 2024
A new study reveals American adolescents today want to see less sex and romance on screens. Instead, young viewers crave more depictions of platonic friendships reflecting their real-life experiences. The 2022 Teens & Screens report by UCLA’s Center for Scholars and Storytellers surveyed over 1,500 youths aged 10-24. It found a majority want more focus on non-romantic relationships and less expectation that male-female friends will inevitably fall in love. Nearly half felt sex wasn’t needed in most plots, while over a third wanted more asexual or aromantic characters. “Adolescents are seeking modeling in the art they consume,” said the center’s
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