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In one of the largest randomized trials of its kind, Stanford researchers examined what happens when people stop using Facebook and Instagram (web.stanford.edu)
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Importantly, participants in our study only turned off their Facebook or Instagram accounts. Much of the freed-up time was shifted to other smartphone apps, including other social media.

An experiment that restricted access to a wider set of apps could have had larger effects

https://web.stanford.edu/~gentzkow/research/emotional_state_op_ed.pdf

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[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 32 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Cutting the VAST majority of social media and replacing it with reading, listening to music, and talking to people, has dramatically improved my quality of life, but it really wasn't easy.

[–] MOARbid1@piefed.social 9 points 3 weeks ago

Hey, you’re doing great!