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The speaker agrees with the points made but also acknowledges that there are disadvantages and risks to consider. Mental health concerns have increased in children and young adults since smartphones were introduced. Young adults have experienced a 71% increase in psychological distress and a 47% increase in suicidal thoughts. Surprisingly, there was no significant increase in mental health issues for older adults during the same period. Disturbingly, suicide rates in children increased by up to 150% and self-harm among girls ages 10 to 14 nearly tripled. These trends are attributed to social media, with 8th graders spending over 10 hours per week being 56% more likely to report unhappiness. Well, I sure do second to all that you have to say, but we can't certainly rule out all of the disadvantages and risks involved. Well, you see, since the release of smartphones, mental health concerns have increased in children and young adults. Experiencing psychological distress in a month grew 71% in young adults from 2008 to 2017. The reason was the rate of suicidal thoughts in young adults increased 47% during the same time. And intriguingly, for older adults, there was no significant increase in these mental health issues during the same periods. In fact, in accordance with another horrendous statistic, suicide rates in children increased by up to 150% and self-harm by girls ages 10 to 14 nearly tripled. These patterns point to social media. 8th graders who spend over 10 hours on social media per week are 56% more likely to report being unhappy than those who spend less time on social media.