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> still can't figure out why people have so much trouble managing their internet lives. I know it sounds really crochety, but I 100% agree. It's getting prett
by wutbrodo 9y ago
> still can't figure out why people have so much trouble managing their internet lives.
I know it sounds really crochety, but I 100% agree. It's getting pretty tiresome to see people continue to put most of their blame onto their tools instead of their habits. It doesn't take that much maturity and self-awareness to realize that certain tools can be double-edged, and that their value sometimes requires a little bit of conscious thought about their usage.
I'd say the main difference with chat tools like Slack (vs examples like Facebook) is that I can't get certain people to wrap their heads around how not to abuse them, but it's been pretty easy to ask those people politely once or twice to adhere to basic etiquette around messaging and then simply mute them after that.
- rapnie 9y agoagree. probably many people find out that it can be really addictive _after_ they've become really addicted :)
- wutbrodo 9y agoThat's possible, I guess. The reason I'm skeptical of the addiction explanation is that I don't think I'm much better at willpower or resisting addictive behavior than the average person, but it's possible I'm selling myself short