Comment on Sir Gareth Southgate: Boys need role models, not gaming and porn

• SleafordMod@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I think this is an example:

  The number of young people aged 16 to 24 on LCWRA [more generous health-related benefits] has risen by 249% from 46,000 to 160,000 since the pandemic

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  • rah@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    This doesn’t provide any insight into the problems boys are facing, only the consequences.

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    • SleafordMod@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I think health problems are one type of problem that young people are facing, and the news has talked about mental health in particular being a growing problem for young people.

      Lack of employment generally (not just health related) seems to be a problem - apparently the percentage of young people who aren’t in employment, education, or training is increasing.

      I think Sir Gareth has identified some of the problems too. Lack of healthy role models, abundance of unhealthy role models. Abundance of porn, especially unhealthy porn. Negative effects of social media. Etc.

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  • NotLemming@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    That’s probably mostly due to post-covid illness. Its not only long covid, it can trigger many other illnesses unfortunately.

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