Developmental psychologist Candice Odgers argues there's little evidence smartphones are driving a youth mental health crisis. She points instead to economic stress, opioids, and caregiver mental health. Screen time has minimal impact, bans can reduce safety, and parents should prioritize trust and open communication.
@emmettoconnell
This is where I am concerned about Will Dreher.
I really want Gerry Pollet out of there but Dreher has framed his whole campaign around protecting kids from social media and AI.
@emmettoconnell @jdp23
I asked him his intentions on BlueSky. Let's see how that goes.
Cool, it’ll be interesting to see what he says!
@ohmu @emmettoconnell
@jdp23
Dreher seems like he is going to ignore my question and the story developing around where his campaign money came from is disturbing.
This is turning out to be a weird race.
Both David and Dreher, it turns out, potentially have strong ties to what I'll call toxic tech bro-ism.
@jdp23
At the same time, I don't feel like I trust what's being said in favor of Davis and against Dreher because it seems to be coming from the part of the left that sometimes gets ... upset about questions.
