• barrbaric [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    The study just ignored children and teens, which it explicitly notes were most likely to be effected, so it's honestly kind of pointless. I will conveniently ignore that fact when arguing with pro-COVID dipshits though.

    • userbear [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Same. I do wonder what the genuine effects on children but I think some parents probably made it worse freaking their kids out about what was being done to them

      • barrbaric [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I imagine the bigger concern is likely the trauma done by COVID (death of parents/family members/friends, long covid, etc).

    • Chapo_is_Red [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Childhood poverty did decline during the pandemic, afterward is another story, but at least during the pandemic I could imagine some mental health benefits for kids in addition to the obvious drawbacks.