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While true, how is that any different to the arguments that were used for TV? Additionally, Lemmy is a social network in the same way that Reddit is. Is this not also dangerous?
As has been the recommendation for practically everything for the four decades I've been on this earth, moderation is key. Instead of hating new media, either regulate it (if the evidence is truly that great) or treat it with healthy moderation.
Let's be blunt here. Most of the people in this thread aren't worried about health. They don't like short-form video/foreign-owned companies/things they didn't grow up with, and their elitism is getting the better of them instead of them letting people like what they want to like.
I made a rule that i only do social media on desktop pc. Phone is only for emails and rss feeds. Seems to work
Television is bad because it is a passive activity, but it is less harmful than the continuous ingestion of micro-videos. But I don't see what it has to do here.
What's the connection? I didn't mention Reddit.
This would be to ignore the particularly addictive nature of this kind of content. It would be like comparing apples to Snickers: both are sweet, yes, but one is much more problematic.
That could be a point, but I'm pretty sure that if you ask anybody, the main reason given would be that it makes you stupid. But I can agree that this opinion would not necessarily be based on anything other than the eternal contempt for novelty as video games or manga were, for example, before they became popular.