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Here is a simple experiment. Spend the same amount of time on social media as your average teen for a month, and report your mental health before and after assu

Here is a simple experiment. Spend the same amount of time on social media as your average teen for a month, and report your mental health before and after assuming you use it less. 'correlation does not imply causation' has become the most overused lazy argument to dismiss so many problems.

imbnwa 3y ago
For some reason I’m a reminded of David Hume’s argument about causation
silverquiet 3y ago
If HN counts as social media, then I'm probably in the ballpark already. But also I was an anxious kid back before the Internet was even really widely available. I guess I was mentally unwell before it was cool.