Bryan Johnson· Author
The 40 hour social media fast dropped it by around 10%. Seems social media could be a 10% tax on my nervous system.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
The 40 hour social media fast dropped it by around 10%. Seems social media could be a 10% tax on my nervous system.
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This is a real, quantifiable biological effect from the health tax created by social media. I saw the 10% tax in my biomarkers from a 40 hr fast (consistent with broader evidence). Evidence suggests a 25% tax would reveal itself with a 30 day social media fast.