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I am also curious about the effect of "private" communication channels for kids. They can be hidden to parents and friends irl but still remain public online.
by _630w 6y ago
I am also curious about the effect of "private" communication channels for kids.
They can be hidden to parents and friends irl but still remain public online. I have seen many groups of depressed teens online without adults or someone with experience in them. They all encourage each other to be more depressed because they all have a similarly sad life. The only perspective that gets shared is that life sucks and it isn't getting better.
I think before the digital age, it must have been hard to do it irl or not?
- notRobot 6y ago> They all encourage each other to be more depressed because they all have a similarly sad life. Huh. Not saying this isn't true, but just sharing my experience: I have never seen this. Instead, I've seen groups of teenagers trying to support and uplift each other.
- krebs_liebhaber 6y agoThis has been my experience. If my parents saw what I said/posted to online friends, they would be utterly horrified, and probably feel a sense of guilt because they could never be that intimate with me.
- searchableguy 6y agoI would like to know about the group. I think it depends on the community you are in or the platform you use. Also, by encouragement. I don't mean direct encouragement but subtle topics that may negatively affect your mental health being brought up often. r/teenagers is similar to what you describe, last time I checked.
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- DC-3 6y ago> I think before the digital age, it must have been hard to do it irl or not? Isn't this the stereotypical 'goth' group or such like? I reckon sad kids have always found other sad kids to cling together with.
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- Cthulhu_ 6y agoIt's almost as if you're implying kids were imprisoned indoors and didn't hang out with other kids out of earshot of their parents.
- allannienhuis 6y agoYes, kids being bad influences on each other is sort of inherent in letting kids hang out with each other. This is one thing I don't hear much about when people talk about the advantages of 'free-range' parenting. I get that there are some possible character and problem solving advantages for some kids ( the 'stronger' ones ), but kids in groups without supervision have always been a breeding ground for bullies and outrageous peer pressure.
- _jal 6y ago> I think before the digital age, it must have been hard to do it irl or not? Eh, not so much. By the time I cared to, I had communications outside of supervision. Some tactics change, but every generation thinks they invented parental subversion. Hint: this means your parents are probably not as clueless as you think they are.