"I'm not making friends, so this gaming space was like a really good space for solace for me," Haynes, now a 20-year-old college student, told "Good Morning America." He highlights the contrasting dimensions of online friendships which, while offering companionship, can also lead to dire consequences.
"I think for almost every generation in America right now, everyone was told that there's going to be a stranger in a white van handing you candy... But I think for us and for my generation, the danger isn't the stranger in the white van. That's not where the call is coming from. The call is coming from inside our pockets. It's coming from inside our iPhones." This statement encapsulates the modern dangers of online interactions versus the old-fashioned cautionary tales parents used to share.
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