Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and anxiety after deactivating accounts. Despite this, Meta allegedly told Congress it couldn't quantify harm to teenage girls.
Fair enough, I don’t mean to sound like it isn’t a good thing to do, to try to ween people off, but I’ll freely admit I am way too jaded to try to do that myself anymore.
I spent a decade trying to convince people that if they did not leave, [gestures at current state of the world] is what would happen.
Way I see it, its roughly the same situation as climate change: we passed the inflexion point, we failed, now our possible future timelines are much darker.
… I’m glad you made it out though.
Keep that flame of optimism inside you as well tended and healthy as you can.
Fair enough, I don’t mean to sound like it isn’t a good thing to do, to try to ween people off, but I’ll freely admit I am way too jaded to try to do that myself anymore.
I spent a decade trying to convince people that if they did not leave, [gestures at current state of the world] is what would happen.
Way I see it, its roughly the same situation as climate change: we passed the inflexion point, we failed, now our possible future timelines are much darker.
… I’m glad you made it out though.
Keep that flame of optimism inside you as well tended and healthy as you can.