<div dir="ltr">I use it extensively because I run several large groups on it for cooking (previously restaurants) and for other self-help purposes such as bariatric surgery patients. I also have other groups I am in for various other hobbies. It's excellent for that purpose.<div><br></div><div>I use filters to remove the political discussion and NewsGuard to identify and point out clear bullshit. That greatly enhances the experience.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/2020-election-news-survival-guide-keep-your-sanity-and-your-friends-with-these-three-apps/?fbclid=IwAR2dbR1Lew-ubgQpVzEL5j2Zqx1ddtIYxdDk5i5RGz8xdscCuZQmcUb1cwU">https://www.zdnet.com/article/2020-election-news-survival-guide-keep-your-sanity-and-your-friends-with-these-three-apps/?fbclid=IwAR2dbR1Lew-ubgQpVzEL5j2Zqx1ddtIYxdDk5i5RGz8xdscCuZQmcUb1cwU</a><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 12:29 AM Andy Patrizio via Ipg-smz <<a href="mailto:ipg-smz@netpress.org">ipg-smz@netpress.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_2728397321528002937WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">“Facebook users, randomized to deactivate their accounts for 4 weeks in exchange for $102, freed up an average of 60 minutes a day, spent more time socializing offline, became less politically polarized, and reported improved subjective well-being relative to controls.”<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6488/279.1" target="_blank">https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6488/279.1</a><u></u><u></u></p></div></div>-- <br>
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