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Lex Fridman & Jonathan Haidt: The Techno Monk & The Social Scientist

Decoding the Gurus

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Is There a Causal Relationship Between Social Media Usage and Addiction?

The bet is the extent to which the evidence supports the causal relationship between in social media usage a negative, it comes right te eler, polarization or mental health outcomes. And i think one thing to note here is, like on any of these social issues, like to violent tede games cause aggressive behavior or violence in the real world, there will always be a debit of sorts. There will always be one side which takes a more negative perspective and one which questions the like strength of the evidence.

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