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Another hypothesis is electromagnetic fields. There are more now than ever. Cell phones, 5G, Wifi Sounds stupid right? There's a plausibility scale, and despit
by version_five 4y ago
Another hypothesis is electromagnetic fields. There are more now than ever. Cell phones, 5G, Wifi
Sounds stupid right? There's a plausibility scale, and despite various hypotheses being possible, it's reasonable to rank them by what fits best with out prior knowledge, and social media is way more plausible than some post 2010 rise in inflammation, even if that could causally lead to depression in the first place.
- zug_zug 4y ago> post 2010 rise in inflammation You're assuming that depression and other mental illnesses only started in 2010, which is theoretically possible, but not an established fact. We've actually seen a drastic rise in most mental illnesses diagnosed going back at least 50 years. There is a hypothesis that it's diagnosis, but again, merely a hypothesis. Some of the cases which clearly aren't "diagnosis" (e.g. nearsightedness) we have no explanation for.
- kayodelycaon 4y agoSpeaking from my family history, bipolar just wasn’t diagnosed or treated unless it was quite severe. It’s unlikely I’d have been diagnosed 50 years ago.
- giantg2 4y agoIt's also possible that there are multiple confounding factors at play. It's reasonable to investigate multiple angles as well as how they interact with each other.