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Comment Kinda pointless (Score 1) 80

The actual study: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.sagepub.com%2Fd...

The data doesn't break down the usage type. The psychological impact of shopping is going to be different than, say, doom scrolling on social media.

If you're going to lump all internet usage together you might as well say *communication* does not harm mental health.

Comment Role matters (Score 1) 54

How useful this kind of analysis is will depend on the employee role.

I work for an IT consultancy. Most of my day-to-day communication is using the client's systems (chat, email, meetings), not my own company's.

On my own company's systems, most of my chat messages are to my huge team, with announcements that save them time and reduces the need for meetings.

The data these systems are not gathering will tell different stories.

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