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@prachisrivas @StillIRise1963 Yes. Social media always comes up in these conversations, as two theories: (1) the pressure of the panopticon, as you posit, and (2) screen time displacing meaningful action / interaction. I think there’s a little to (2), and a lot to (1).

Additionally, I think the stakes of college just feel higher now, per upthread. I tend to think folks grossly underestimate that factor. Social media’s on the public’s radar; this other part isn’t so much.