I agree that from a scientific standpoint, of course correlation isn't causation and more evidence is needed. But emphasizing this point feels uselessly contra

I agree that from a scientific standpoint, of course correlation isn't causation and more evidence is needed. But emphasizing this point feels uselessly contrarian. There's not a doubt in my mind that social media is a disaster for mental health, especially in kids growing up with it, especially on platforms like Instagram that emphasize projecting an image of a perfect trendy life. It's ridiculous to ask to wait for more evidence instead of figuring out how to act now. Social media profits from being addictive and divisive, and is therefore incentived to hurt mental health. Facebook's R&D budget is larger than the NSF, I'm sure they have tons of internal knowledge about exactly how they manipulate users' mental health, and I doubt much of it is good.