Hard to take that seriously when the platforms are literally designed to keep people scrolling.
meninblck9 on
I also remember when big tobacco said cigarettes weren’t addictive as well.
nailbunny2000 on
Fox says henhouse impenetrable fortress.
Substantial_Owl_9485 on
Heineken CEO says alcohol is not addictive.
alternatingflan on
Just like tobacco manufacturers refused to believe cigarettes were addictive and caused cancer. Uh huh….
Niceromancer on
Didn’t the people selling opioids say the same thing?
LuinAelin on
Dude, the algorithms are designed to keep people on for longer. That can create addiction
winter_limelight on
Oh good. That definitely settles it then!
(/s in case it wasn’t bleedingly obvious)
Vegetable_Post_5858 on
His income depends on him lying about this so I’ll file it under, ‚Uh-huh, yeah. Sure.‘
ComeOnIWantUsername on
IMO „clinical“ is the keyword here. So they know that social media are addictive, but maybe they do not fit into all requirements to call it „clinical addiction“, so there is no withdrawal syndrome or something
Wooshio on
I agree with him. If you can’t stop scrolling through Instagram whenever you want something is deeply wrong with you.
RedsoilRambler on
Of course thats what he would say. I wasn’t expecting any other take. So..the opposite is true
Imaginary-Spray3711 on
“Clinically” addicted? What does that even mean?
OneT_Mat on
lol the tech Sackler family
Bluestained on
Just like Tobacco Chiefs said it doesn’t cause Cancer and Oil Execs hid that they were destroying the planet
EndeLarsson on
Well, it is great that Science does not care what people believe.
Gibraldi on
Another Exec says things that keep them employed. More news at 7
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Hard to take that seriously when the platforms are literally designed to keep people scrolling.
I also remember when big tobacco said cigarettes weren’t addictive as well.
Fox says henhouse impenetrable fortress.
Heineken CEO says alcohol is not addictive.
Just like tobacco manufacturers refused to believe cigarettes were addictive and caused cancer. Uh huh….
Didn’t the people selling opioids say the same thing?
Dude, the algorithms are designed to keep people on for longer. That can create addiction
Oh good. That definitely settles it then!
(/s in case it wasn’t bleedingly obvious)
His income depends on him lying about this so I’ll file it under, ‚Uh-huh, yeah. Sure.‘
IMO „clinical“ is the keyword here. So they know that social media are addictive, but maybe they do not fit into all requirements to call it „clinical addiction“, so there is no withdrawal syndrome or something
I agree with him. If you can’t stop scrolling through Instagram whenever you want something is deeply wrong with you.
Of course thats what he would say. I wasn’t expecting any other take. So..the opposite is true
“Clinically” addicted? What does that even mean?
lol the tech Sackler family
Just like Tobacco Chiefs said it doesn’t cause Cancer and Oil Execs hid that they were destroying the planet
Well, it is great that Science does not care what people believe.
Another Exec says things that keep them employed. More news at 7
Uhh, I mean, here I am. 🤷🏻
This reminds me of this [YouTube video](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A6B1q22R438&pp=ygUwVG9iYWNjbyBib3NzZXMgZGVmZW5kaW5nIHRvYmFjY28gY29tc3VtcHRpb24gNzBz)
“Drug dealer says crack is actually good for you”
You know, I kinda don’t give a fuck what you believe. I’ll let science talk.
Cigarettes CEO says cigarettes do not have negative health effects
Make excuses in the comments all you want but it’s true social media is not inherently addictive.
Of course he doesnt believe! He only believes in what money tells him to believe!
That guy looks kind of like Jonah from Veep.