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Comment on What the evidence really says about social media’s impact on teens’ mental health
jeffw@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Wow, this article is bad. Here is the case against the case against smartphones:
- Suicide rates falling in Europe does not mean mental health is improving. It could mean improved weapons storage, improved OD mitigation, etc.
- An R^2 of .15 is actually good
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 months ago
stellargmite@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Have you thought of going into journalism yourself ? Proper research sorely missed in this underfunded , but crucial field. And in Mental health itself. There are proper studies being conducted on this topic for sure, so this piss poor article perhaps serves to encourage better research on the part of disgruntled readers lol. Even established media orgs seem to resort to alot of opinion pieces, which I guess means they can pay anyone less to spout their anecdotal opinion on a matter without the time (money) required to do the research. Sometimes this is fine - if the individual is an experienced expert on the matter. But much of the time its barely an extension of social media itself which I also generally avoid. Reading someone’s opinion about someone else’s opinion isn’t my idea of a good time. My problem recently is choosing which journalistic outfit(s) to pay.
djsoren19@yiffit.net 5 months ago
Thanks for the diligence, but it was honestly unnecessary. You could have just said that it was an American media organization reporting on pop science, and I’d have known it was riddled with inaccuracies and errors. It’s a real shame that journalists aren’t interested in accurate reporting of science, but then again the public isn’t interested in hearing accurate reports either.
akwd169@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
It’s not a joke when people say most people only read the headline then go straight to the comments to broadcast their opinions on the matter