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Simone Collins: Optimized Dating, Parasocial Relationships, and Societal Collapse

From the New World

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The Effects of Social Media on Addiction

There's a misunderstanding of no-blasts, obliques, or the practical consequences of something like allowing TikTok for minors at the very least. I'm not sure how much evidence it is of causation that people exposed to TikTok are more likely to be addicted in their early adulthood. And I really don't think you can just say, like, any negative problem can be solved if we just allow trait selection enough times.

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