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Why it's important to think about social media use as a form of dissociation, rather than addiction

  • Written by Amanda Baughan, PhD Student in Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
imageWhen you dissociate, you become so absorbed in an activity that you lose track of time.Marc Dufresne/Getty Images

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, I had an unfortunate Saturday routine. I would wake up in my studio apartment and immediately turn to my phone, telling myself that I would get breakfast after quickly checking Twitter.

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