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How Social Media Made Us Less Social

How Social Media Made Us Less Social

Social media was meant to connect us, instead it has consumed us

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Ask the average teenager how they spend their time on social media, and you’ll probably get an annoyed expression and a multiplicity of answers. But there is one pattern that has become more apparent. Increasingly, Americans are not using social media to connect with their friends.

In 2024, we asked social media users how often they interact with their f…

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