Facebook proven to negatively impact mental health
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Facebook proven to negatively impact mental health
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#2> They found a statistically significant worsening in mental health symptoms, especially depression and anxiety, after the arrival of Facebook:
7% increase in number of students who reported having suffering, at least once during the preceding year, depression so severe that it was difficult for them to function
20% increase in number of students who reported anxiety disorders
2% increase in number of students expected to experience moderate to severe depression
3% increase in number of students experienced impairment to their academic performance due to depression or anxiety
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#3I don't understand why this is causation vs correlation?
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#4From all my digital addictions, FB is the one I have most under control.
I have to do a lot of blocking but the reality is that I can now say I do enjoy Facebook.
My timeline is filled with content I meticulously have curated:Woodworking, Baking, Canoeing, Startups, Beekeeping, Jeeps.
But... it shouldn't take all this work to enjoy it.
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#5Facebook was just the beginning. It feels crude almost in comparison to the new generation of designer drugs (TikTok et. al).
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#6Facebook was just the beginning. It feels crude almost in comparison to the new generation of designer drugs (TikTok et. al).
Sometimes when I'm scrolling Instagram I'm reminded of the sad era of "channel flipping" where we would just watch "whatever's on" while endless ads were blasted at our faces.
At least now we have some control over our poison, though few seem to bother exercising that control.
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#7I don’t get why Facebook is so often singled out in these types of studies. What about other activities like dating or school or going to church? I bet those can be shown to increase anxiety and be bad for mental health
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#8From all my digital addictions, FB is the one I have most under control. I have to do a lot of blocking but the reality is that I can now say I do enjoy Facebook. My timeline is filled with content I meticulously have curated:Woodworking, Baking, Canoeing, Startups, Beekeeping, Jeeps. But... it shouldn't take all this work to enjoy it.
I use FB in that same way. Nearly all of my "friends" are muted and most of the content is from pages and groups I have chosen. But it does feel like I'm fighting the platform to make it work in a way that works for me. God forbid they should empower the user instead of perpetually trying to squeeze more blood from the stone.
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#9I don’t get why Facebook is so often singled out in these types of studies. What about other activities like dating or school or going to church? I bet those can be shown to increase anxiety and be bad for mental health
Most in-person social activity is good for your mental health. Studies show this includes church: https://www.npr.org/2019/11/05/776270553/hidden-brain-does-g...
Facebook is singled out because they are the largest practitioner of surveillance capitalism. The entire idea of “optimizing for engagement,” where Facebook has been a pioneer and the largest player, is increasingly being shown to be a primary driver of political polarization, anxiety, bigotry, and hate crimes.
Thus Facebook is the new Big Tobacco.
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#10Facebook was just the beginning. It feels crude almost in comparison to the new generation of designer drugs (TikTok et. al).
I fear to imagine what the next iteration will be. Probably someone, somewhere is already working on it.