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Study Finds Social Media Harder To Resist Than Cigarettes, Alcohol

Posted by samzenpus on from the friends-list-fix dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Checking a Twitter, Facebook or email account for updates may be more tempting than alcohol and cigarettes, according to researchers who tried to measure how well people regulate their daily desires. Researchers also found that while sleep and sex may be stronger urges than certain drug addictions, people are more likely to give in to their addiction to use social or other types of media."

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  1. best not to start... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...is what my mom told me about alcohol and tobacco.

  2. So... by Mashiki · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Does this mean that social media will now be the blame for all the evils of society? Finally replacing D&D, and "violent video games."

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    Om, nomnomnom...
  3. Re:Tax the hell out of social media and then see.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's a money game, not politicians trying to help people.

    As a douchebag politician you get to stand in front of everyone with a straight face and say it's because those vices are bad for you and you want to discourage it. What you're really doing is using addictions to collect massive amounts of revenue. Even better, nobody can argue with you, or they're some monster supporting alcohol and nicotine addiction.

    This is why a $3 pack of cigarettes in a major city can cost $12, while people still smoke.