Most teens aren’t addicted to social media; if anything, they’re addicted to each other.
Interpretation
Teens prioritize social connections over the platforms themselves, showing that their engagement is more about relationships.
This quote highlights the idea that teenagers' use of social media is often driven by their desire for social interaction and connection with peers rather than a mere obsession with the platforms themselves. It suggests that the real addiction lies in interpersonal relationships and the need for belonging, which social media facilitates, rather than the technological aspect of social media.
In practice
During a discussion on the impact of social media on youth, this quote can emphasize the importance of human connections.
I want there to be a place in the world where people can engage in one another’s differences in a way that is redemptive, full of hope and possibility. Not this “In order to love you, I must make you something else”. That’s what domination is all about, that in order to be close to you, I must possess you, remake and recast you.
Once a woman is made man's equal, she becomes his superior.
If you want to connect with people who are in distress and great grief and scared, you need to do it in a certain way. I move kind of slow. I talk kind of slow. I let them know that I respect them.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
Marriage equality does not diminish the worth of your relationships; it simply recognises the worth of ours.
Harsh words live in the dungeon of the heart
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