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Interesting article, and I'm usually a fan of Nautilus pieces, but isn't this a bit obvious? Almost like 2017 is getting to be the year it's fashionable to poo
by matthewwiese 9y ago
Interesting article, and I'm usually a fan of Nautilus pieces, but isn't this a bit obvious? Almost like 2017 is getting to be the year it's fashionable to poo poo social media (and Facebook in particular). Haven't used the site since about 2010 'cause the rank smell of the Skinner box made my nose curl from afar.
I'm baffled that psych studies have to be referenced for people to see the obvious; and I'm certainly not on a higher plane of self-aware existence, either.
- hw 9y agoIsn't it obvious, that some people might not see the obvious, like the fact that social media is bad for your health?
- DeusExMachina 9y agoWhat makes you think that this is obvious? People come to different conclusions even when presented the same facts. In a case like this, they don't even have the same fact, nor the same background or even the same age (to a teenager Facebook is a completely different place than for an adult).
- dawhizkid 9y agoIt's not obvious. The fact that sugar and refined carbs (pasta/rice/bread) is bad for you is not even obvious to most people.
- Radim 9y agoLife is bad for you. Did you know oxygen was once a terrible, toxic substance that was "bad for you"? [0] It still is, to some degree. But cheap sources of energy always win in the end. My point is that we (as humans) suck at processing some things and appreciating the true timescale of optimization. Our bodies fight old cargo cult wars, an exercise in wanton complexity. Hardly an argument against change. I suspect the same applies to the "badness" of junk food and social media, except it has accumulated less baggage and hence can steer faster. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Oxygenation_Event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Oxygenation_Event
- jsemrau 9y agoI believe people finally got the point that all their "social engagement" is pretty useless.
- jamesrcole 9y ago> I'm baffled that psych studies have to be referenced for people to see the obvious A lot of "the obvious" is wrong. Studies can help us determine whether it's actually right or wrong. Pretty much any bit of knowledge we've accumulated over the centuries contradicts things that people thought were "obvious". As an aside, I'm kinda amazed how common this "what's the point of studying something that's obvious" attitude is. You hear it anytime there's any research done on something that people take as "obvious".
- Rokco 9y agoThis article was written in 2015, where it was less fashionable to poo poo Facebook.
- EADGBE 9y agoIt's only fashionable on HN; where once a week a new link to an old page about how bad Facebook is gets resurrected. (Mostly) Regular people - those most likely to use Facebook - aren't hearing these cries.