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u/staceybassoon@lemmy.world
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We work with high schoolers and have for over 25 years. My husband is a high school band director. This is absolutely completely true and getting worse each year. COVID really contributed to very rapid decline in mental health, and we're only more seeing kids get just a tad better. Many parents aren't willing to make the hard choices for their kids and turn off these devices. The kids are not ok and we as a society are doing nothing to fix it.

Yes, every pull off is very clearly marked that there is no parking. They've made some trolley only. There is a parking lot about a mile down the road and the only way to get there is by walking up the road... Where people are driving. Perhaps there is a hike in the woods, but it was so busy on a Tuesday that we didn't even try.

I'm a theater musician and have a lot of down time during some shows I do. I had found myself playing too much "Words with Friends" during those times. I learned how to knit, which is something I can both do in a pit, but also take with me wherever I go. I feel much more productive when I'm able to make things rather than just scroll or play games. It's pretty simple to learn using YouTube videos, and you can often get materials secondhand.

My city in Michigan, U.S. is putting in bike lanes on our biggest road through the suburbs. People are definitely up in arms about it, but I can't wait to be able to ride my bike on this road, which is not possible to do safely now.