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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by 0xEF on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @04:36AM (#39988357)
This is a silly comparison. The table saw was not designed to be addictive, turn its users into a highly lucrative commodity, or push algorithmically driven agendas. Social media was. The dangers being compared here are very different.
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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by kristiandupont on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @04:50AM (#39988446)
That seems to reinforce GP's argument, though?
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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by moffkalast on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @05:35AM (#39988748)
You mean to say, with a saw the intent is for it to be a useful tool and the danger is an unintended side effect, while for social media the danger is the intent and it being a useful tool is an unintended side effect.
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