Social media was supposed to make the world smaller and help us all connect. Predictably, it’s had, in so many ways, the opposite effect. If you want to talk in terms of quantitative data, you can argue we communicate more, and with more people. But qualitatively, people’s preferences to communicate via social media and their mobile device is seriously hurting our ability to connect, as humans. This is especially true for teenagers, who’re still developing their social skills. (Or, in this case, still stunting their social skills.) With the help of apps like Snapchat, friends are organizing their conversations…

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