O noes Intarnets!!!

[tikistitch]

'Mental risk' of Facebook teens

Social networking sites may be harmful, an expert says

Just one expert? Why not a panel of experts? Gy.

Children growing up alongside the rise of social networking websites may have a "potentially dangerous" view of the world, says a leading psychiatrist.

Dr Himanshu Tyagi said sites such as Facebook and MySpace may be harmful.

He told the Royal College of Psychiatrists annual meeting people with active online identities might place less value on their real lives.

Dunno about Dr. Tyagi's qualifications to make sweeping generalizations on the matter. (We've googled him to try to find other evidence that he is indeed a "leading psychiatrist," and found no references other than the current news item, which does seem to have been widely disseminated.) However. Even though tiki is Ancient, we do actually recall being a teen. And, our so-called "real life" as such. We would've been really really REALLY grateful for an outlet - even a semi-stupid one - like Facebook.

Also: teens didn't need Facebook to become stupid. Teens have always been stupid.