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PatSeg

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5. Very, very strange

Reply to EdmondDantes_ (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 05:24 PM

22 hrs ago

It seems that being raised with daily social media has stunted a lot of young people's growth, both mentally and emotionally.

Previous generations relied more on TV, movies, books, and real life to observe people in relationships. A nonstop diet of social media is not likely to produce normal, healthy people.

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Very, very strange PatSeg 22 hrs ago #5

Hammer time RANDYWILDMAN 22 hrs ago #6

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