“Second, while consumers may report that they like social media, hedonics tells a different story, suggesting that social media and other online activities diminish human happiness. This evidence, while mixed at first, appears to have become quite solid: Social media makes Americans less happy.”
Citation: Project 2025, Section 5.4: Federal Trade Commission, Adam Candeub, page 909, paragraph 6
Context:
Since he’s not really making any kind of argument or suggestion, I’ll chalk this up as an interesting observation. It’s a shame Candeub doesn’t believe in business ethics, or he could make an argument for real public harm, here.
Full contextual analysis of Section 5.4: Federal Trade Commission here.
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