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It's cheap and easy to blame mysterious outside forces (like Video games, violence on TV, Drugs, Communism and now social media) for social problems. It saves u
by LatteLazy 6y ago
It's cheap and easy to blame mysterious outside forces (like Video games, violence on TV, Drugs, Communism and now social media) for social problems. It saves us from facing up to the downsides of the society we have built and maintained. It reassures us none of our problems are our fault.
- dash2 6y agoOne way to avoid this problem is to do research that tells us whether outside forces actually are, or are not, responsible for social problems. That's what scientific studies like this one try to do.
- LatteLazy 6y agoAh, but if we did that we'd then have to actually acknowledge those problems. Take a look at the comments here too see how many people would rather NOT accept the results...