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by judofyr 238 days ago
I’m sorry, but this is such a terribly unscientific approach. You want to make a case for your hypothesis? Follow a structured approach with real arguments.

Saying «I know that correlation doesn’t imply causation», but then only demonstrating correlation isn’t really bringing this discourse any further.

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Would you have any examples of convincing arguments to see if I can improve it?

Appreciate that extending the date range of data would improve the claims, as would adding more sources - but anything else?

I'd say stop trying to sell and just lay out the data correctly. There are lots of factors at work here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loneliness_epidemic#Causes_of_...

It may be unscientific, but it starts a conversation (an important one IMO), that will hopefully lead to real study and corrective measures to get society back on track.