Most initial exposure to drugs is social. That happens less if you’re holed up in your room on your phone.
Decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts
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#172I wonder if the new drug of choice is actually technology. In some ways I think that the addiction to technology has some similar mellowing effects as drugs. Some research indicates that smartphone addiction is also related to low self-esteem and avoidant attachment [1] and that smartphones can become an object of attachment [2]. The replacement of drugs by technology is not surprising as it significantly strengthens…
You can order custom kitten being killed videos on the internet. Is this suppressing the serial killers and rapists in our society?
It's along the lines of your theory, the internet is filling in a base need for a segment of society that's always been there.
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#173They don't know who to buy them from because they don't have any friends and don't go out.
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#174Think most commenters are correct and that tech and screens have usurped more “medicinal” drugs. What I find interesting is the general lack of care among folks here at HN. There was a comment thread about some person in AL alluding to not being able to find qualified workers at their government contractor implying a morale hang up on “weapon systems” I’d argue tech kills more folks than these contractors but people…
It's a question of spectacle. 300 people dying in a plane crash is perceived as worse than 300'000 dying of preventable disease. (Or 1 insurance CEO being killed being perceived as worse than 50'000 being killed by denied insurance claims)
Thus my point. Cognitive dissonance at its finest (worst)
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#175I wonder if the new drug of choice is actually technology. In some ways I think that the addiction to technology has some similar mellowing effects as drugs. Some research indicates that smartphone addiction is also related to low self-esteem and avoidant attachment [1] and that smartphones can become an object of attachment [2]. The replacement of drugs by technology is not surprising as it significantly strengthens…
Suddenly I remember this movie from the 90s where people drugged themself with some kind of minidisc. “Strange Days”, maybe? Anyhow, I always found the plot weird, but maybe they actually were onto something…
> Suddenly I remember this movie from the 90s where people drugged themself with some kind of minidisc.
With Ralph Fiennes. I think that, although strange, it's actually an underrated movie.
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#176There are now very visible examples of drug use consequences in pretty much every Downtown of a large city.
Re: Decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts
#177I wonder if the new drug of choice is actually technology. In some ways I think that the addiction to technology has some similar mellowing effects as drugs. Some research indicates that smartphone addiction is also related to low self-esteem and avoidant attachment [1] and that smartphones can become an object of attachment [2]. The replacement of drugs by technology is not surprising as it significantly strengthens…
Be careful of a possible false dichotomy; People don’t need to have a drug.
I really found it interesting that in the engineered society of Brave New World, everyone got a drug. I guess my personally opinion is that I disagree with you, that in a world where you know about drugs, drugs are a sort of need.
Re: Decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts
#178I wonder if the new drug of choice is actually technology. In some ways I think that the addiction to technology has some similar mellowing effects as drugs. Some research indicates that smartphone addiction is also related to low self-esteem and avoidant attachment [1] and that smartphones can become an object of attachment [2]. The replacement of drugs by technology is not surprising as it significantly strengthens…
If everyone is switching from drugs to social media, then that's progress. Twitter and Facebook won't harm your body. They're also free, so your habit will never make you poor and desperate. This kind of revolution in improving our health makes me proud to work in the tech industry. The worst that can happen is you'll feel sad if people bully you online, but that's the fault of people, not the technology. We can impr…
As someone who grew up in the 90’s and partied the way they did in the 90’s If there is a switch from drugs to social media I find that incredibly dystopian.
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#180Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Even the “cool kids” are staying inside and using their phones all day. Cool used to mean you were at the party, now it just means you have a high snapchat score. Eyebrow raise.
At what? This is clearly true by experience. As long as you remember it’s a rate and not an absolute statement. Cool kids still go to more parties and are less terminally online than their lamer peers, but it’s a lot less parties and a lot more screen time for the cool kid as well.
I think the eyebrow raise is due to the fact that nobody cool uses Snapchat anymore. It’s like Facebook now.