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I don’t think you’ve been around a group of American teenagers recently. There’s a point where people stop caring, but people absolutely are borderline bullied of for not having an iPhone lol
No, I have not been around any American teenagers for quite a while. I moved from America to Europe a couple of decades ago and the teenagers here (nl) don’t seem to care so long as a can communicate with their friends, one way or the other. We use WhatsApp, Facebook, messages randomly.
It’s not like I grew up without peer pressure… We would be pressured for everything, haircuts clothing, what we watched, what we listen to, what we read, what games we played on what consoles… Are we all so different now? Or is there a lot less guidance for young people these days?
Sad, really. I sometimes wonder if parents should’ve really kept kids away from social media until they’re old enough to know that what other people think isn’t necessarily as important as to what you believe in…
No one bullies anyone. It’s a choice.
You’re right. Bullying is a choice.
It is, but that’s not what happening. Downvoting because you don’t agree - so is bullying by negating any comment you don’t agree with.
I don’t think you’ve been around a group of American teenagers recently. There’s a point where people stop caring, but people absolutely are borderline bullied of for not having an iPhone lol
No, I have not been around any American teenagers for quite a while. I moved from America to Europe a couple of decades ago and the teenagers here (nl) don’t seem to care so long as a can communicate with their friends, one way or the other. We use WhatsApp, Facebook, messages randomly.
It’s not like I grew up without peer pressure… We would be pressured for everything, haircuts clothing, what we watched, what we listen to, what we read, what games we played on what consoles… Are we all so different now? Or is there a lot less guidance for young people these days?
Sad, really. I sometimes wonder if parents should’ve really kept kids away from social media until they’re old enough to know that what other people think isn’t necessarily as important as to what you believe in…
But by then, they could be in their 30s.
It is an issue among teens in the US.
You would think teens need guidance in these things, and shouldn’t be left to fend on their own.