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This post got more way notes than I expected, so most people are seeing this little thought I had without any context, but for what it's worth I agree with your tags. I made this post because I've become more and more concerned about phones and social media, but I'm very aware of the pattern of society panicking about new technology. I think it's hard to talk about the negative impact of constant heavy social media use on adolescent health because we have years of adults looking down on teenagers for using cellphones. That's one of the reason I said I was thinking a lot about kids in high schools even though this is an issue that affects all age groups.

We've watched not just cellphone use but social media use shift away from people using that technology to form real social connections with each other and towards passively consuming influencer and AI content delivered by an algorithm. This didn't happen by accident. Social media companies did this on purpose, because it maximizes their profits. This technology grew so fast most of us didn't even realize it was happening, which is why I said I don't think people realize the conversation changed. The technology is not inherently bad, it's the way large corporations are using it. That's a different conversation than the traditional "the kids are on their damn phones all the time."

Please don't vote without sharing!

Right now, my friend Ibrahim Aburakhia @aburakhiaibrahim is suffering from an allergic reaction to chemicals in the bombs the IOF has been dropping on Ghazzah. His hands and arms are painfully swollen and irritated. The reaction has been causing Ibrahim a lot of pain, and keeps spreading through his body. Unfortunately, Ibrahim isn't even able to focus on getting treatment and recovering, as the situation him and his family are in is dire.

Prices for basic food and water in Ghazzah are extremely high. Ibrahim's family of 28 people are living on the brink of starvation, unable to get the food they need. Donations to their campaign have been slow, making it even harder for them to purchase food.

The Aburakhia family has a chance to escape the nightmare they are living through. They have been approved for family reunification to join relatives in Canada, who they have not gotten to see in years. However, before they can do so, they have to leave Ghazzah through the crossing and reach Egypt. Unfortunately, passing the crossing can cost up to $5,000 per person, and saving money is difficult when even a bag of flour can cost hundreds of dollars in Ghazzah.

$15,423 / $30,000 CAD

Even after raising funds for over a year, Ibrahim has only reached about half of his total goal. This isn't nearly enough for his family to survive right now, let alone evacuate and reach safety.

Ibrahim just wants for him and his family to survive. That should not be too big an ask. I ask you to share and donate. Please, support the Aburakhia family in whatever way you can!

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Vetted #336 on this list by nabulsi, el-shab-hussein, and Mohammed Ayesh

That's probably the most famous quote from Simone De Beauvoir. In the probably the most fundamental book for feminism ever written.

A very significant chunk of feminist thinkers have spent their lives and opus defining gender as a social construct and detaching it from biological sex.