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Study: Psychologists conclude that social media algorithms have a negative influence on users mental health (news.utdallas.edu)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1365278/psychologists-say-that-social-media-algorithms-have-a-negative-influence-on-users-mental

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[–] 7 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

Social media itself is bad for your mental health. It encourages forming snap judgements using low quality information. Training yourself to use this kind of superficial thought process makes you easier to fool and manipulate.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    What’s your approach to news? Do you follow certain journalists or newspapers or something else?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago*

    Right now I enjoy Tangle - but I don't obsess on the news as much as most people I know. Focusing more on other interests keeps me saner. In general I think it's healthier to have a couple news sources you peruse, rather than a "feed". You look at items that interest you and then you're done - like in the days of newspapers, when people would read what they wanted and they'd be finished with the paper. I think that sense of completion is important to mental health. You don't get that from a feed because a feed is never empty.

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