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smoking:respiratory system :: social media:mental health

tj-teej 8y ago
All due respect, smoke causes cancer, images don't cause mental health problems. If cigarettes weren't addictive they'd still be REALLY bad for you. The problem with Facebook (or current Social Media) is that it IS addictive, and therefore bad, if it wasn't addictive it wouldn't necessarily be bad for you.
- GauntletWizard 8y ago
  I disagree. I think there are a large number of mental health problems that are directly attributable to images you see and words you read -most notably depression, but I think anorexia is the case study here. I don't think that the people who've contracted it through social media weren't already at risk, but the availability of models and pro-ana groups that encourage and enable such behavior has profound effect.
- wolco 8y ago
  Talk to child exploitation workers who have nervous breakdowns over the images they see. Images do cause mental health issues.
  - tj-teej 8y ago
    That’s completely true, I wasn’t clear in my first post, I meant images alone do not necessarily cause harm, whereas a cigarette does necessarily cause harm. You’re completely right that there are images which can cause harm
- bg4 8y ago
  > images don't cause mental health problems This is categorically false.
- artursapek 8y ago
  The health problems caused by smoking can be easily visualized as a pair of black lungs. Social media is harmful in a more invisible way.
- collyw 8y ago
  Here is just one article. Have a google, there are plenty. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/19/popular-social-media-sites-harm-young-peoples-mental-health https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/19/popular-soci...
PacifyFish 8y ago
There's no healthy way to use cigarettes, plenty of people manage to use Facebook without freaking out about it. The Facebook == cigarettes claim is disingenuous.
- owens99 8y ago
  Is your statement correct? People can smoke for decades without any major consequence. What is the long term effect of Facebook on individuals and society?
- ekianjo 8y ago
  what is healthy about sharing your private data with a 3rd party you cannot trust with anything? If anything thats irresponsible.
- astrodust 8y ago
  You can't use Facebook without being damaged by Facebook. It's like lead poisoning. There's no safe level. If you're on Facebook you're on Facebook, and that alone is a problem for a variety of reasons, privacy being just one.
  - wilsonnb3 8y ago
    This just isn't true. Plenty of people (millions, maybe billions) use Facebook without being damaged by it.
    - astrodust 8y ago
      One example, of many: Cambridge Analytica scraped information on these people. Are you sure they weren't damaged by that? Millions of people smoke and while they don't drop dead immediately, they are damaged by it. Sometimes damage takes a long time to accumulate.

All due respect, smoke causes cancer, images don't cause mental health problems. If cigarettes weren't addictive they'd still be REALLY bad for you. The problem with Facebook (or current Social Media) is that it IS addictive, and therefore bad, if it wasn't addictive it wouldn't necessarily be bad for you.

GauntletWizard 8y ago
I disagree. I think there are a large number of mental health problems that are directly attributable to images you see and words you read -most notably depression, but I think anorexia is the case study here. I don't think that the people who've contracted it through social media weren't already at risk, but the availability of models and pro-ana groups that encourage and enable such behavior has profound effect.
wolco 8y ago
Talk to child exploitation workers who have nervous breakdowns over the images they see. Images do cause mental health issues.
- tj-teej 8y ago
  That’s completely true, I wasn’t clear in my first post, I meant images alone do not necessarily cause harm, whereas a cigarette does necessarily cause harm. You’re completely right that there are images which can cause harm
bg4 8y ago
> images don't cause mental health problems This is categorically false.
artursapek 8y ago
The health problems caused by smoking can be easily visualized as a pair of black lungs. Social media is harmful in a more invisible way.
collyw 8y ago
Here is just one article. Have a google, there are plenty. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/19/popular-social-media-sites-harm-young-peoples-mental-health https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/19/popular-soci...

PacifyFish 8y ago

There's no healthy way to use cigarettes, plenty of people manage to use Facebook without freaking out about it. The Facebook == cigarettes claim is disingenuous.

owens99 8y ago
Is your statement correct? People can smoke for decades without any major consequence. What is the long term effect of Facebook on individuals and society?
ekianjo 8y ago
what is healthy about sharing your private data with a 3rd party you cannot trust with anything? If anything thats irresponsible.
astrodust 8y ago
You can't use Facebook without being damaged by Facebook. It's like lead poisoning. There's no safe level. If you're on Facebook you're on Facebook, and that alone is a problem for a variety of reasons, privacy being just one.
- wilsonnb3 8y ago
  This just isn't true. Plenty of people (millions, maybe billions) use Facebook without being damaged by it.
  - astrodust 8y ago
    One example, of many: Cambridge Analytica scraped information on these people. Are you sure they weren't damaged by that? Millions of people smoke and while they don't drop dead immediately, they are damaged by it. Sometimes damage takes a long time to accumulate.