> Agree?
I certainly don't agree with the claim that this was an "extremely careful
scientific study" based on the information provided in the short excerpt.
Did the researchers consider the possibility that the cause and effect chain
goes the other way -- that is that people who are becoming socially
disconnected are driven to the internet to seek consolation (and not really
finding it)? We know that the 169 participants in the study were not
randomly selected, but we don't know if there were any other precautions
taken to make this study simulate double-blind, controlled trials.
Regards,
Tom Walker
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