[Ipg-smz] Facebook is bad for your mental health

[Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols]

On Sun, 2020-04-19 at 21:28 -0700, Andy Patrizio via Ipg-smz wrote:
> “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.”

Besides the usual mixed blessings of staying in touch with otherwise
distant friends and family, Facebook is necessary for my business. I
need all the readers I can get. After Google, Facebook is week in and
out my single largest traffic driver. 

Yes, Facebook can be annoying but for me it's necessary.

Steven
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