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[+] -9 points 8 months ago* (3 children)

"IG is a drug"

This is not just pseudo-science. It's literally a false statement. Maybe it's a metaphor but science is not a metaphor. Metaphor's are generally a bad foundation for actions based on reality.

It's ok if people want to compare "social media" to a drug, but there's any meaningful evidence for those claims either so that's pseudo-science too. Notice how all the arguments against "social media" here are based on feelings, stories, etc. while there's zero scientific evidence.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago*

    This is not just pseudo-science.

    This was a quote from internal memos you dolt.

    That they thought this way, and treated it this way, and leaned into it, is the problem.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago

    Both electronic media (social media, apps) and cigarettes act as quick-hit, artificial sources of dopamine, the brain’s "feel-good" neurotransmitter, which can lead to addiction. Cigarettes/vapes release dopamine through nicotine, while digital media does so through notifications and content, both hijacking the brain’s reward system to create compulsive, repetitive behaviors.

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