Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. Rizvi

E08 | Mark Zuckerberg Is Right About Social Media & Mental Health

March 26, 2024 Season 1 Episode 8
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. Rizvi
E08 | Mark Zuckerberg Is Right About Social Media & Mental Health
Show Notes

Mark Zuckerberg outraged Senators and parents in a Judicial Committee hearing by claiming that there is "no causal link" between social media and mental health.

The Senators also made Mark Zuckerberg apologize to the families of children who died or ended their lives because of experiences on social media.

Here's the problem: Mark Zuckerberg is right. And this hearing is just another case of lawmakers and parents shifting the blame for their own failure onto others. Who should really be apologizing?

Let's break it down and dig in.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

American Psychological Association May 2023 report: https://www.apa.org/topics/social-med...

The Forgotten Lessons of the Recovered Memory Movement: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/op...

Sabine Hossenfelder on the global mental health crisis:    • The Global Mental Health Crisis: All ...  @sabinehossenfelder

Emma McAdam (Therapy in a Nutshell) on self-diagnosis:    • The Essential Lesson You Missed in Ps...  @therapyinanutshell

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