Teens Spent Less Time On Social Media
Another finding from that study is that teens spent less time on social media and gaming in 2020 compared to teens in 2018. The result? They were a bit removed from the usual toxic social drama.
Yes, social media was still their main way of interfacing with their world. But instead of being eaten up inside by seeing in-person emphasis of online destruction, they felt distant from it. Or they simply weren’t interfacing as often. And as a result, they were a bit . . . detached. Positive stuff was still fun, but the negative stuff didn’t hold as much power over them.
Not to mention that being more engaged with family and fewer opportunities to connect with peers IRL (in real life) undoubtedly provided relief from peer pressure and other negative influences.
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