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Doomscrolling Is Slowly Eroding Your Mental Health | WIRED
Checking your phone for an extra two hours every night won’t stop the apocalypse—but it could stop you from being psychologically prepared for it. It’s 11:37 pm and the pattern shows no signs of shifting. At 1:12 am, it’s more of the same. Thumb down, thumb up. Twitter, Instagram, and—if you’re feeling particularly wrought/masochistic—Facebook. Ever…
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How Social Media Endangers Knowledge | WIRED
Social networks train us to focus on images and emotions, sapping the quest for knowledge. Social networks, though, have since colonized the web for television’s values. From Facebook to Instagram, the medium refocuses our attention on videos and images, rewarding emotional appeals—‘like’ buttons—over rational ones. Instead of a quest for knowledge, it engages us in…
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Alternative National Park Twitter Accounts Appear As EPA Media Blackout Continues : All Tech Considered : NPR
Countering the Trump administration’s restrictions on public communications, unofficial Twitter accounts for the National Park Service have been tweeting facts about climate change. Source: Alternative National Park Twitter Accounts Appear As EPA Media Blackout Continues : All Tech Considered : NPR
