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Is the Internet bad for you? Huge study reveals surprise effect on well-being (www.nature.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Bampot to c/dangerdust

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A global, 16-year study of 2.4 million people has found that Internet use might boost measures of well-being, such as life satisfaction and sense of purpose — challenging the commonly held idea that Internet use has negative effects on people’s welfare.

The team found that, on average, people who had access to the Internet scored 8% higher on measures of life satisfaction, positive experiences and contentment with their social life, compared with people who lacked web access. Online activities can help people to learn new things and make friends, and this could contribute to the beneficial effects.

The positive effect is similar to the well-being benefit associated with taking a walk in naturec

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Well here's the thing, I find the Internet to be so useful. I talk with my family and friends across the country nearly every day, answers to any question I have I can get to in seconds, news and other stuff I wouldn't have known about come right to me, or it will come through the grapevine and I can immediately look it up.

I find that for some social media services, the Internet uses people rather than people using the Internet. I'm not immune to being manipulated in this way either, through ads, impulsive design and playing to emotion. I try to limit it where I can though, which helps keep me from stuff like doomscrolling.

I access the Internet, rather than it accessing me.

[–] PopOfAfrica 5 points 4 months ago

The internet and technology is great if we just stop companies from psychologically manipulating us.