How Digital Media Alters the Brain.
Two independent studies published in Nature, and a literature review of 28 studies, reveal alarming — and underreported — structural changes caused by overuse of digital media.
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ON DIGITAL MEDIA, ATTENTION, AND RECLAIMING YOUR TIME.
Trends in ADHD and Depression; Correlation or More?
A graph from The Lancet shows a sharp rise in ADHD diagnoses from 2018. Instagram Reels launched in August 2020. TikTok's user base grew 3.8x between 2019 and 2022. Homeostasis offers a framework for what might connect them.
READ →Meta's Buried Evidence.
A GLIMPSE AT THE TRUE EXTENT.
Internal Meta studies, surfaced through legal action, show the company knew their products caused anxiety, loneliness, and depression — and chose to suppress the findings.
READ →The Economic Model of Instagram.
Meta is worth $1.63 trillion. Instagram is free. Last year Meta spent $57.4 billion on R&D — all of it spent on keeping you scrolling. If you use Instagram, you are the product.
READ →How and Why Vindica Works.
IDEAS ON HOW TO USE.
Any rational person, fully informed on the effects of social media overuse, will take action. That principle is what Vindica was built on — and why it works.
READ →The Alternatives to Doomscrolling.
AN INCOMPLETE LIST.
A list of things you could be doing instead.
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