• Mamertine@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Of course it does

    The Internet has made people flock to places where people think like them.

    Additionally, FaceBook, Google News, and many other sites intentionally show users material that it knows they will interact with to trigger dopamine releases. It’s addictive by design.

    • YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      Social media has far less influence than ones family, their local community, and their religion or lack there of.