Comment on “IG is a drug”: Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial
Pauce@lemmy.ca 23 hours agoHow is it psuedo science to compare the addicting ways social media affects people and its similarity to drug addiction? It’s an analogy, obviously no one is being 100% literal.
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 hours ago
This is not just pseudo-science. It’s literally just a false statement.
It’s ok if people want to compare “social media” to a drug, but there’s any meaningful evidence for those claims either so that’s pseudo-science too.
jve@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
This was a quote from internal memos you dolt.
dandylion@lemmy.zip 22 hours ago
do you like it when big tech bros call you a good boy
LeoshenkuoDaSimpli@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Both electronic media (social media, apps) and cigarettes act as quick-hit, artificial sources of dopamine, the brain’s “feel-good” neurotransmitter, which can lead to addiction. Cigarettes/vapes release dopamine through nicotine, while digital media does so through notifications and content, both hijacking the brain’s reward system to create compulsive, repetitive behaviors.