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by squigz 153 days ago
> There are now enough statistics to prove that social media has a negative impact on the mental health of users, especially children and adolescents

Can you share some? All of these statistics I've seen seem to establish correlation, not causation.

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Is there a statistic for anything that proves causation? I’m trying to think how you would do that as a number and not a logical argument
I suppose "studies" or something similar might have been a better word.