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DeIlliad on Nov 28, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: PeerTube v6

Comparing using Youtube to smoking is why I can never take these conversations seriously.

rakoo on Nov 28, 2023 [–]

And yet the comparison is apt. Both provide ephemeral positive signals to the brain at a cost that is detrimental to individuals' or society's health (not even talking about environment, which is a part of society's health).

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