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somenameformetoday at 1:32 PM1 replyview on HN

You're basically saying that you will simply reject all evidence to the contrary of your own personal opinion which is supported by absolutely nothing, contradicted by essentially all evidence that we do have, and is completely out of touch with reality. Cigarette bans were highly effective. Even prior to vaping cigarettes were basically dead. The CDC gives current total tobacco use at 5-10% and it's certainly not the 'cool kids', but moreso the weirdos. [1] They certainly have influence in their own tiny cliques, but that's nothing like "tremendous social pressure."

And as an aside, the whole point of me linking to a search of all studies that the results are not only replicable, but universal. Social media is just horrible for society, especially children, everywhere.

[1] - https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/php/data-statistics/youth-data-t...


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applfanboysbgontoday at 1:40 PM

> your own personal opinion which is supported by absolutely nothing,

My personal opinion is supported by life experiences and rational thinking. If all you can do is outsource your thoughts to other people with a 75% miss rate, of which 25% of studies came to the opposite effect when attempted to be replicated, you are simply a tool to be used by propagandists. Let's not forget that psychology is a field that is as likely to find a consistent effect for psychic powers - literal psychic powers - as it is anything else[1]. Those studies are not 'evidence' of anything. The bar is on the floor when it comes to the level of scientific rigor exhibited in the field.

[1] https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/04/28/the-control-group-is-o...