c/health · by faizalr@fedia.io · 116d

Does deleting social media make you happier or lonelier? Short answer: It depends.

https://www.popsci.com/science/is-social-media-bad-or-good/

The research isn’t one-size-fits-all.

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9 Comments

DishaweslemOride@lemmy.org · 7 pts · 116d (3 replies)

You people are the only people I talk to…. And I hate most of you. 💋

nathan@piefed.alphapuggle.dev · 3 pts · 116d (2 replies)

Fuck you I hate you too

::: spoiler spoiler Ha! made you look :::

DishaweslemOride@lemmy.org · 3 pts · 116d (1 reply)

I looked :(

nathan@piefed.alphapuggle.dev · 1 pts · 115d

404found@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 116d (2 replies)

the distinguishing factor is whether you’re losing access to “certain individuals or communities” that you cannot access otherwise. When people leave a digital space, they tend to “channel communication through other means. They use texting more. They set up group chats,” according to Hall. And if they don’t (or can’t) find other means to connect with those people, that’s when they tend to feel lonelier offline.>

Seems to me like people get a sense of community with social media and if they can't replace that void when they quit then they are more prone to get lonely.

nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 116d (1 reply)

Which means to me the efficacy of quitting social media depends entirely on how much or little your social group is willing to accommodated / leave with you. If you quit facebook but all your friends still primarily make their plans on it, even with an invite after the fact, you're going to start feeling some alienation as you're not really part of the group in the same capacity.

404found@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 115d

Good point. There's strings attached to quitting.

darthsundhaft@piefed.social · 2 pts · 116d (1 reply)

How about we ask all those teenagers in countries that have been banned for using social media then?

faizalr@fedia.io · 4 pts · 116d

They are a good sample for the research.