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A Boring Dystopia

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Most noteworthy for me is the fact that more Americans think that porn (52%) and homosexuality (39%) are wrong than spanking children (23%) and being ultra wealthy (18%).

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https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2026/03/19/what-do-americans-consider-immoral/

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[โ€“] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not into scare mongering, either. The incidence of schizophrenia is very low.

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/schizophrenia-prevalence

[โ€“] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 41 minutes ago (1 children)

I think the science paper I read was 7x higher rate on weed, ifyour had a certain gene. I will have to find it

[โ€“] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 29 minutes ago

That's still not statistically significant, and correlation does not imply causation. It serves as a caution, and I'm inclined to agree it's not wise to risk it, but let's be honest with ourselves and others.