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Re:Reasons to Quit Social Media by shuntress on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @12:05PM (#28617995)
Do you drink coffee?
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Re:Reasons to Quit Social Media by trutannus on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @12:13PM (#28618125)
Yep, and I can't wake up with out it, nor can I stop using it despite multiple attempts. Dependence is a harm of it's own.
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Re:Reasons to Quit Social Media by xphx on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @03:44PM (#28620868)
There is a not so subtle implication of your comments being voted down that those claiming HN is not an instance of social media would be well-advised to reflect on.
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Re:Reasons to Quit Social Media by drdeadringer on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @01:44PM (#28619378)
Do you eat food? Do you breathe air?

Somehow coffee is completely different.

Somehow coffee is on the same tier as tobacco or cocaine.

It's not.

Relax.

Enjoy a cocoa.

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Re:Reasons to Quit Social Media by shuntress on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @03:41PM (#28620832)
That is exactly my point.

"I don't want to stop eating food, I just want food that is not going to harm me while I eat it"

"I don't want to stop breathing air, I just want air that is not going to harm me while I breath it"

I don't want to cease all contact with other people. I want to interact socially in non-harmful ways.

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Re:Reasons to Quit Social Media by fortuna86 on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @05:20PM (#28621977)
Food and air sustain your life, they don't create chemical dependencies.
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