Stuff like this on the internet makes me want to claw my eyes out. People will choose to live in an echo chamber of bad information. When met with opposition, the typical response is "fake news" and "do your own research". That's just lazy.
For example, when a doctor or a scientist make a statement, it is usually backed by a white paper explaining the research as to why they believe that. They are long as boring as fuck to read. It's why no one does. However, when new evidence comes to light that contradicts that the theory is no longer accepted. Remember when Pluto was a planet?
The article here should have been the research. It does not cite the sources. It is links to right wing blogs that does not cite the origin of the "research". It's laced with psychological triggers like "experts believe" and "sources say".
Instead of boring you with 10 paragraphs of how social media affects the modern brain or the AI in social media that gets you addicted to staying the platform regardless how crazy the information is, I'll just say it's bad. Really really bad.
99.9999% of the information on blogs or social media is written by people that DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOU. It's not about helping you. It's all about clicks and views. Regardless of the damage it does. It's all about that ad revenue.
Thanks for your comment. i'm not exactly sure though if you are referring to my post, or some of the sources i have linked to in my post, ot to some of the comments. i am sharing this information, which includes my personal experience, precisely because i do care about others.
Peace be with you.
Atma