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Suicide influenced by social media is an urgent problem and I'm happy that platforms are taking steps to address it. That said, there needs to be significantly
by LargeTomato 4y ago
Suicide influenced by social media is an urgent problem and I'm happy that platforms are taking steps to address it. That said, there needs to be significantly more fault laid at the feet of parents who let their kids scroll apps all day. That is child neglect and it causes suicides. Facebook didn't make those parents neglectful they did it all on their own.
- nullish_signal 4y agoParents can exercise a great deal of control over their childs' lives, but they are not smarter than teams of Research Psychologists. Teams who go too far in using manipulative UI/UX patterns to hook people on Attention that social media provides.
- kaptainscarlet 4y agoYou make a very good point with regards to powerful teams of Psychologists at big tech. They're near impossible to defeat. Even I as a software engineer knowing full well that I'm being manipulated by some ui dark patterns and algorithmic timelines and therefore sometimes struggle to snap out of the endless scrolling. If I as a full-grown adult have a hard time escaping, I don't think a 10 year old can do much to free themselves from the evil social media sites.