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Would love to see any research summing up positives and negatives.

• zeroonetwothree 4y ago
  Here is a pretty good literature review: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958821000695 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245195882... “Evidence for the relationship between Instagram use and well-being, as indicated by ratings of life satisfaction and happiness, is limited and mixed.” “Initial evidence suggests that Instagram membership does not seem to be linked to depressive symptoms.” “Evidence for the association between Instagram use and anxiety is scarce. The majority of the studies suggests that Instagram membership does not seem to put one at-risk for experiencing elevated anxiety levels.” My interpretation is that social media matters far less than we think. If it was truly so bad (or good!) we would have found stronger evidence in the data.