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It's crazy to me that people can't accept that most things have both positive and negative effects. Facebook was absolutely hated on for doing research into und
by ahahahahah 3y ago
It's crazy to me that people can't accept that most things have both positive and negative effects. Facebook was absolutely hated on for doing research into understanding and minimizing those possible negative effects.
I mean, for fucks sake, attending schools themselves has been directly linked to increased suicides (https://fee.org/articles/new-study-shows-the-striking-correlation-between-school-attendance-and-youth-suicides/ https://fee.org/articles/new-study-shows-the-striking-correl... and https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/childrens-risk-of-suicide-increases-on-school-days/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/childrens-risk-of..., for example).
- vharuck 3y ago>Facebook was absolutely hated on for doing research into understanding and minimizing those possible negative effects. IIRC, the outcry was because Facebook was performing a psychological experiment without subjects' consent. That's considered unethical.
- jonnycomputer 3y agoNot just considered. Is.
- klysm 3y agoI agree, but the question of ethics is always predicated on whatever basis you are using to evaluate