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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “They spend 5.5 hours a day on social media and they're not…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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Secretary Rollins and Secretary Kennedy to Announce SNAP Updates

Published | Video Starts at 36:45

That spiritual malaise comes from the breakdown of families. It comes from the fragmentation, the atomization, the isolation, particularly in our children, that they don't feel connections anymore. They spend 5.5 hours a day on social media and they're not talking to human beings anymore. And one of the things, you know, cooking is, and eating together as a family is a sacred ritual. (36:45–36:53)

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Asserts that children spend 5.5 hours daily on social media, reducing human interaction.

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