Internet Generation
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Teens on the internet — it's a hot topic. At its worse, there's the youth mental health crisis, phone addiction, and cyberbullying. At its best, there's emapthic online friendships, creativity, expanded perspectives, and deep knowledge seeking.  In this episode, we describe our own relationships with the internet, social media, online friends, and more. We discuss the ups and downs of how the internet helps us learn, provokes FOMO, and how it's also the only reason This Teenage Life can exist!
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