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[–] [email protected] 345 points 1 year ago (18 children)

Social media. It wasn't until very recently that people started to realize just how harmful it actually is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Also social media algorithms are designed to make you dependent, the same way cigarettes are designed to be "nicotine delivery devices" to hook you up.

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