All the generations before them survived without posting selfies, I'm sure the current one could survive without it too. Can't tell you how gross I find mother daughter duck face selfies.
LOL. When computers and the internet first came along I saw it as a great achievement that would be a fantastic tool ... all the knowledge of the world at the fingertips of everyone kinda thing. I was there as it began and made sure my kids had access long before their peers. All was great. But it's devolved into something that's not as much of an asset, as a unfair burden. I guess I should become a Luddite.
My very first experience with the computer was The Hindenburg disaster. The computer my father purchased came with an history CD and he had everyone gather around the screen. My grandparents were even there for this. The first thing that pulled up was the video of the crash and the voice yelling "oh the humanity". Everyone was in absolute amazement that this information was just a click away. My grandfather couldn't wrap his brain around it. It's one of those memories where I can pin point right when things changed. Life was going to change in dramatic and advanced ways with that first home computer.
This is true, I can't argue with it. But recently there's been a bunch of stories about increased suicide rates and kids/social media. Yes, parents have a responsibility here, the major one, and maybe it's time more exercised that and steered their kids away from it entirely.