See the economic cost in real-time of social harm in real-time

Show HN: See the economic cost in real-time of social harm in real-time

See the economic cost in real-time of social harm in real-time is a company in show hn launch.

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I wanted to create clarity between (the many) studies about social media harm and true costs (aka externalities). I built an interactive calculator where you can load any peer-reviewed paper and instantly see its economic impact.Example: Load the Yale 2024 mental health study → calculator shows $280B/year in youth treatment costs alone. Add the Stanford polarization paper → another $500B in lost productivity. Total damage: 2.4% of GDP.The vision: Make externalities of social media (human suffering, suicide, depression, etc.) visible.Try it: https://suffering.social/Click any study, watch the numbers update in real-time. The methodology is transparent—you can adjust multipliers and see how as

The company sits in the show hn launch segment, where it competes on its core product or service.

It is recorded at the Show HN launch stage.

Website: www.suffering.social