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That's a very hyperbolic statement. Facebook still has merit as a way to organize and communicate with your social group, even if there are some negatives. For

That's a very hyperbolic statement. Facebook still has merit as a way to organize and communicate with your social group, even if there are some negatives. For cigarettes, I don't know what positives people can claim with a straight face. That you get to go outside at work for a smoke break?

riot504 9y ago
70 years ago no one viewed cigarettes in the negative.
pdkl95 9y ago
The analogy works surprisingly well. I really wish I didn't have to breath the Facebook's (and Google's) secondhand smoke every time when I interact with other people (or websites). Just like smoking, putting a "like" button on your website or using any of their services to chat with someone inflicts causes "secondhand" damage on people that choose to people that chose not to "inhale". > I don't know what positives Nicotine is a drug. It should be obvious that some people enjoy its effects and/or find it useful. The tolerance effect may reduce those benefits for some (most?) people, but that doesn't change that it had (or continues to have) positive effects. > claim with a straight face Maybe you should ask the doctors at the Harvard Medical School[1] et al about the benefits nicotine seems to have for several mental health issues? Now that we are finally moving oast the taboos on any nicotine-related research, these discoveries might lead to entirely new types of medication. [1] https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/Nicotine_It_may_have_a_good_side https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/Nicotine_I... (paywall - google cache bypass: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:t8ekKUjkJosJ:https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/Nicotine_It_may_have_a_good_side+&cd=26&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:t8ekKU... )

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That's a very hyperbolic statement. Facebook still has merit as a way to organize and communicate with your social group, even if there are some negatives. For

by dbmikus 9y ago

riot504 9y ago
70 years ago no one viewed cigarettes in the negative.
pdkl95 9y ago
The analogy works surprisingly well. I really wish I didn't have to breath the Facebook's (and Google's) secondhand smoke every time when I interact with other people (or websites). Just like smoking, putting a "like" button on your website or using any of their services to chat with someone inflicts causes "secondhand" damage on people that choose to people that chose not to "inhale". > I don't know what positives Nicotine is a drug. It should be obvious that some people enjoy its effects and/or find it useful. The tolerance effect may reduce those benefits for some (most?) people, but that doesn't change that it had (or continues to have) positive effects. > claim with a straight face Maybe you should ask the doctors at the Harvard Medical School[1] et al about the benefits nicotine seems to have for several mental health issues? Now that we are finally moving oast the taboos on any nicotine-related research, these discoveries might lead to entirely new types of medication. [1] https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/Nicotine_It_may_have_a_good_side https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/Nicotine_I... (paywall - google cache bypass: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:t8ekKUjkJosJ:https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/Nicotine_It_may_have_a_good_side+&cd=26&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:t8ekKU... )