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Sure, and so? Like many mild to moderate psychological habituations, it's not quite comparable to the persisten chemical addictions created by certain narcotics
by helloworld11 5y ago
Sure, and so? Like many mild to moderate psychological habituations, it's not quite comparable to the persisten chemical addictions created by certain narcotics
- helloworld11 5y agoAn alcoholic, or a heroin addict or even many heavy smokers are going through their own special types of hell that are capable of literally killing their physical health or taking their lives, and it trivializes them to compare these things to someone having a heavy social media-checking habit.
- skohan 5y agoThe existence of a greater social ill doesn't preclude the existence of another. I tend to think the harm from social media is more related to negative externalities: i.e. political instability, loss of social cohesion, and the spread of misinformation. If the vector for those problems is something which is extremely habit forming to the point that people can't go two hours without engaging with it while in a healthy social environment, that doesn't seem like something to dismiss to me.