Being Forced to Pick One Way of Interacting with People and Stick to It, Instead of Switching All the Time
It’s been something like 12 years now, but I still remember when I first got on Facebook.
It’s been something like 12 years now, but I still remember when I first got on Facebook.
Despite the heightened level of public concern over both cell phone use and social media dominance, the research picture of their mental health effects is rather complicated.
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