A couple weeks back, Jonathan Haidt published another entry in his ongoing campaign to convince the world that social media is inherently ruining kids’ lives. This one was a victory lap title…
Yes, the “science” about “social media” is bullshit all around.
official annual report
lol.
“We will present seven lines of evidence in a framework modelled after a legal proceeding.”
lol.
"We are making the case for the prosecution. Nonetheless, we aim to present the evidence fairly and transparently, and to engage with counterevidence where it exists. "
Oh yeah the fair and balanced prosecution. They’re doing the defense too so it’s totally legit. smh.
“We come to this essay having written a book (The Anxious Generation) that argues that social media use poses significant risks to adolescents, and that the current evidence base supports policy changes.”
Oh fuck no.
Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Snapchat, TikTok, X, and YouTube all share these features.
No Lemmy, huh? Will Lemmy be controlled by these “policy changes”? This is how zionists took control of TikTok, etc.
Traditional science within social behavior is peak shit due to the unquantifiable nature of human behavior with a very complex mechanisms and impossibility of any measurements of input to output. So i agree with you on this.
However social media is influential in narrative manufacturing, its not an organic human activity, it is a tool that are used to cater propaganda by using algorithms designed specifically to manipulate, promote and
Influence whatever its incel CEO desire or have interest in.
Yes, the “science” about “social media” is bullshit all around.
lol.
lol.
Oh yeah the fair and balanced prosecution. They’re doing the defense too so it’s totally legit. smh.
Oh fuck no.
No Lemmy, huh? Will Lemmy be controlled by these “policy changes”? This is how zionists took control of TikTok, etc.
Traditional science within social behavior is peak shit due to the unquantifiable nature of human behavior with a very complex mechanisms and impossibility of any measurements of input to output. So i agree with you on this.
However social media is influential in narrative manufacturing, its not an organic human activity, it is a tool that are used to cater propaganda by using algorithms designed specifically to manipulate, promote and Influence whatever its incel CEO desire or have interest in.