Today's teens are living in the shadow of going viral

Yes, we were all young once, but let’s be honest, we have no idea what today’s teenagers are going through. Lives are at risk as we roll our eyes — and this must change, writes RP O’Donnell

There are a million articles, a million think pieces, written for parents worried about their teenagers’ social media habits. Every article starts the same way, with the assertion that social media is toxic to impressionable minds and that teenagers need to unplug, followed by the shared delusion that not only were we outside all day long during our youth, but that that is the direct and primary cause of our success.