Meta just wrapped up a hefty legal showdown with Kentucky’s Breathitt County School District, settling one of its major battles over social media’s toll on teens’ mental health. Like Google’s YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok, Meta now coughed up to cover the school district’s costs in battling the digital-age blues. The trial was poised to kick off in June as a bellwether case for federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) claims from states and individuals across the board—basically, everyone who’s ever felt sad after scrolling through Instagram.

The article suggests that Kentucky’s Breathitt County School District was on a mission to monetize its angst over social media, securing payments from Meta just like Google’s YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok did in their own settlements. It paints a picture of a trio of tech giants—Meta, Google, and the others—paying homage to the school district’s claim that its mental health woes were worth a payday.

But here’s where the roasting begins: if Kentucky’s Breathitt County School District is the shining star of social media-induced melancholy, one wonders if they’ve overestimated their impact. After all, aren’t teens these days more likely to be scrolling through memes than actually succumbing to existential dread? Perhaps Meta, Google, Snapchat, and TikTok saw fit to settle quickly, but were they just paying for a name or genuine mental health savings?

And let’s not forget the MDL claims: states and individuals alike are jumping on the social media mental health bandwagon. But does every claim hold water? Maybe some folks are just looking for a handout after a bad “like” count day. It’s like Kentucky’s Breathitt County School District—everyone wants in, but not everyone can handle the bill. Meta, Google, Snapchat, and TikTok settled; now it’s time to see if these payments truly cure the digital age blues or just give them a temporary high score.