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Re: Facebook addiction increases depression severity among already depressed people

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Post by bryan_w » Thu, Dec 29, 2022, 4:36 PM UTC

A4ET8a8uTh0 wrote: post #132

hnaddict wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> This is admittedly the hard part, but I can absolutely imagine appropriate regulation should social media get to the point it is actually destructive to the fabric of society. I am willing to sacrifice some of the internet for it too given how much of a cesspool it has become. Reading this, I'd even rephrase it stronger: I can't imagine any regulation that would address the root cause of the problem without violati…

It is a fascinating question and I am officially now just engaging in a hypothetical. I want to keep it US-centric for now. Flying and driving in US was deemed a privilege and not a right despite very clearly making citizen's life either very difficult ( with not being able to fly ) or downright impossible in some locales ( based on how US is driver centric ). What makes internet so different from driving that would…

For once, the answer is actually The First Amendment. It prevents the government from interfering with speech and association.

If there was an amendment about freedom of road/air travel, then those would no longer be "privileges"

Re: Facebook addiction increases depression severity among already depressed people

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Post by astrange » Thu, Dec 29, 2022, 6:57 PM UTC

chaosbolt wrote: post #159

astrange wrote: post #78

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You got any evidence for that one?

>Multiple sources and whistleblowers about how social media companies design their apps to be addictive >An idiot can download any game right now from the app store and see how similar the design is to slot machines, plus they give you limited gems/coins/etc. tu use on crateboxes each day, if you want more you have to pay >gambling is addictive and bad for adults => gambling is probably also addictive and bad for kid…

Social media companies don’t make lootbox games. Aren’t you just picking two unrelated things and calling them “this”?

Also, the most successful gambling games I know all come with several other totally unrelated business lines, eg Fate/Grand Order contains the world’s best and longest ongoing fantasy novel and a series of theatrical movies. The pure gambling stuff is like B-grade apps for retirees.

Re: Facebook addiction increases depression severity among already depressed people

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Post by neon_electro » Mon, Jan 02, 2023, 7:07 PM UTC

aliqot wrote: post #49

neon_electro wrote: post #14

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From someone else who was well compensated in tech and burned out, wishing you the best.

Want to talk about it?

No thanks - I'm doing what I can with the support network I have. Appreciate the offer, wishing you the best as well.

Re: Facebook addiction increases depression severity among already depressed people

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Post by hnaddict » Thu, Jan 05, 2023, 2:56 PM UTC

A4ET8a8uTh0 wrote: post #132

hnaddict wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> This is admittedly the hard part, but I can absolutely imagine appropriate regulation should social media get to the point it is actually destructive to the fabric of society. I am willing to sacrifice some of the internet for it too given how much of a cesspool it has become. Reading this, I'd even rephrase it stronger: I can't imagine any regulation that would address the root cause of the problem without violati…

It is a fascinating question and I am officially now just engaging in a hypothetical. I want to keep it US-centric for now. Flying and driving in US was deemed a privilege and not a right despite very clearly making citizen's life either very difficult ( with not being able to fly ) or downright impossible in some locales ( based on how US is driver centric ). What makes internet so different from driving that would…

The main difference would probably be that being on the internet absentmindedly or poorly doesn't generally cause deaths and damage to third parties to the same extent as driving.