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Re:Avoiding outrage fatigue while staying informed by nonethewiser on Thursday February 06, 2025 @01:54PM (#42965320)
> One thing to consider for those of us who are more sensitive to online outrage is to just quit social media all together.

This is hard to overstate. Checkout Jonathan Haidts research into social medias role in skyrocketing mental health problems in kids over the past decade.

The junkfood comparison is great. It feels good now but makes you extremely unhealthy long term. Its deceptive because it doesnt look that bad, but it displaces things that you actually need to be healthy.

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Re:Avoiding outrage fatigue while staying informed by joshdavham on Thursday February 06, 2025 @06:09PM (#42967422)
> Checkout Jonathan Haidts research

I love that guy! He generally makes the rounds as a guest on most of the large podcasts and I’d recommend anyone listen to at least one podcast where he’s a guest.

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Re:Avoiding outrage fatigue while staying informed by nonethewiser on Friday February 07, 2025 @09:23AM (#42972847)
I hope he becomes more influential. He is the tip of the spear in terms of combating the negative effects of social media and improving youth mental health.
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