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It's a true statement. Surely connecting via social apps has had positive mental health benefits on at least one person. That alone would make it true. I think
by dgs_sgd 5y ago
It's a true statement. Surely connecting via social apps has had positive mental health benefits on at least one person. That alone would make it true.
I think the problem is most people probably read the statement and don't realize just how weak the evidence required to make it true is.
- zo1 5y agoI would interpret it as "connecting via social apps has a greater than absolute 0 probability of giving positive mental health benefits".
- dgs_sgd 5y agoThen I think we're in agreement? "Connecting via social apps has a non-0 probability of giving (to whom? at least one person?) positive mental health benefits".
- TedShiller 5y agoExactly. If one person in the world benefits from using Instagram and the other 7 billion people get depressed, then the statement FB made is still true.
- zo1 5y agoI am agreeing with you. Just mentioning how I frame/see it in my head.