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Young people who use social media seek fame, according to survey

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Tweens and young teens who use social media place a higher value on fame than kids who don't use it or use it infrequently, according to a new survey. "We live in a society in which self-promotion is a constant and in which American Idol or The Voice and for any of these reality shows, the main goal is to be discovered," says Temple University psychologist Laurence Steinberg.