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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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[–] 0 points 1 month ago (5 children)

When television started it had all the same potentials you mention in your first sentence, but by far its main use has been to convince people to buy crap they don't need with money they don't have. And that's how it is now with the internet.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago* (4 children)

    That may be true, but TV also brought me Star Trek TNG, Captain Planet, Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers, and many others that instilled values in me that are core to who I am today. Let's not let perfection be the enemy of progress, and keep working to put our tools to better use.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    I get that - I had my favorite shows too that were important in me becoming who I am. But before TV people had been developing good values for thousands of years, without degrading their attention spans or other mental functions, and in the 75 or so years of its history I really don't see any evidence that the industry is working toward putting it to any better use.

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

    people had been developing good values for thousands of years, without degrading their attention spans or other mental functions

    Okay, so? That doesn't prove TV doesn't help with that. We got along wiping our asses with sticks just fine before toilet paper, I'm sure.

    in the 75 or so years of its history I really don’t see any evidence that the industry is working toward putting it to any better use.

    I literally just explained how, and you agreed with it. Are you sure you're having the conversation you think you are?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Everyone has TV shows they like - this doesn't in any way imply that the television industry is working toward making better use of it. It just means television has never been "all bad". Whatever fight you're looking for, I'm not interested.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago*

    The industry is not a monolith. It's up to individuals and individual organizations to use TV for whatever purpose they choose. People like Mr. Rogers chose to turn television into an instrument to teach children about life and how to live it, about themselves and others, how we're different and alike. To look at that and still be mad because every other individual or organization that ever went on air didn't do the same thing is just mind-blowingly out of touch with reality.

    Whatever fight you’re looking for, I’m not interested.

    Shit, I'm still waiting for you to make a valid point. Get blocked then, I guess.

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