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Re:Senators Blast Facebook for Concealing Instagram's Risks ... by titzer on Thursday September 30, 2021 @07:03PM (#28712359)
> goods

Drugs. The term you are looking for is drug, because numerous studies have shown the effect on brain chemistry[2] and behavior[1] from social media addiction could be as bad as hard drugs.

[1] https://www.addictioncenter.com/news/2019/09/excessive-socia...

[2] https://neurogrow.com/what-social-media-does-to-your-brain/

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Re:Senators Blast Facebook for Concealing Instagram's Risks ... by hermitwriter on Thursday September 30, 2021 @10:14PM (#28713752)
I feel this way about HN. I open it every day, and check back far more than Facebook. Maybe we'll have a senate hearing someday about HN. :P
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