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On your phone and missing out on life’s moments? Now may be a time to reflect on usage patterns and consider what connections are most helpful. As modern life has grown more distanced through technological innovation, our opportunities for deep, intimate moments have dwindled. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jan/31/age-of-intimacy-famine-interact-with-phones-rather-than-loved-ones

Psychology of trolling
http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/inside-mind-troll-psychology-behind-vicious-trolling-women-face-online-61147 In 2014, three Canadian researchers ran online personality assessments on 1200 people through a survey to examine their internet commenting styles. It was found that trolling strongly associates with seeking pleasure from an act of cruelty. We call it sadism, but here we’d call it ‘everyday sadism’, giving it a casual tone. Adding to…

#Internet #Firms# Profits #Stamp #Out #Child #Abuse #Images
The Guardian: Internet firms should use profits to stamp out child abuse images, says police chief. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwvML1xTU https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/24/internet-firms-should-use-profits-to-stamp-out-child-abuse-images-says-police-chief Internet companies should reinvest some of their “eye-watering” profits into efforts to stamp out child abuse images online, a chief constable has said. Mike Barton challenged firms to do more to stop the content appearing in the…

Swiss parliament votes to extend definition of rape to male victims
Swiss parliament votes to extend definition of rape to male victims https://t.co/MjaoV1YanD — MaleSurvivor (@MaleSurvivorORG) September 30, 2018 he National Council, Switzerland’s parliament, voted 151 to 39, with one abstention, to make this change to the law. The Federal Council is also in favour of the change. Currently, Switzerland’s criminal code defines rape victims as…
23 percent develop PTSD, a difficult-to-treat illness
http://bit.ly/35k9OeL Most people who experience severe trauma recover their health. But 23 percent develop PTSD, a difficult-to-treat illness that combines intrusive thoughts about the trauma, avoidance of reminders of it, low mood and an exaggerated startle reaction. Which trauma victims will develop the disorder and which will be spared is not well understood. A study…
In gambling and gaming addictions, the reward occurs on-and-off and it’s unpredictable
What was once a way to decompress or blow off steam has morphed into pattern of behavior that’s downright addictive. Conceivable or no? https://t.co/ukTTekU7i0 — Cleveland Clinic (@ClevelandClinic) November 27, 2019 The addiction involved with video games isn’t the same as with alcohol or drug use, Dr. Bea says, in which the brain receives reinforcement…