MonicaRising t1_iu45bn7 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:42 PM

While it's not particularly surprising, if you read the article, the data used is not exactly the most scientific or exhaustive method. Web search terms are not the most scientific way to go about determining this. For instance, the same person can search the term many many times, several different ways, on several different days, repeatedly over the course of time until they either find what they are looking for or seek professional help, skewing this methodology

kppeterc15 t1_iu4e5mo wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:51 PM

The study was also conducted by a luxury rehab clinic in Thailand, which the news article (and I imagine hundreds of others) links to. It's less a study than an exercise in link building for SEO.

AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_iu4moc8 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:51 PM

>If you read the article, the data used is not exactly the most scientific or exhaustive method.

No shit? The headline didn't give that away immediately?

triguywalker t1_iu99fya wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:33 PM

Are you stressed?

AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_iu9ds00 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 4:04 PM

Yes, I am definitely stressed about corporate media jamming pseudoscientific bullshit down the public's throat.