Internet forums saved my life when I was seventeen. Not in a changed me for the better way. In an "I would literally be dead now without them" one.
barleybap
Access to social media (Reddit, Discord, Twitch) at 15-16 genuinely helped my bullied kid go from “I am a dislikeable weirdo who will never make friends“ depression to finding a friend group of people with shared interests that’s had major knock-on positive effects to their offline confidence
