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Irritation is not a valid reason for the government to step in and assert their power.
by castis 7y ago
Irritation is not a valid reason for the government to step in and assert their power.
- jjulius 7y agoI agree, irritation isn't a valid reason. Addiction, on the other hand, is valid. Endless scrolling is designed to help keep people glued to their phones, continuously triggering a dopamine response that makes them keep scrolling, liking, and following. The purpose of it is to keep you hooked.
- castis 7y agoSo where do we draw the line here? Ive implemented infinite scrolling on various forms of list-views over the years for dashboards here and there. Do we categorize and label what would or would not be 'intentionally addictive' content and then ban that specifically?
- jjulius 7y agoIt looks like this bill is targeted towards social media apps, which would be an OK line, at least IMO.
- RandallBrown 7y agoThat's not exactly a super well defined line though. Slack has infinite scrolling and is mostly used for work, but I also use it with friends and you can't deny there's the same social media type feedback loop with Slack reactions. LinkedIn and Yammer are "professional" social networks. People use them to get "real work" done, but they're absolutely social media too.
- waitwut2 7y agoBut isn't that done all the time? My neighbor blasting their music at 3AM isn't physically hurting anything, but it sure is irritating. And it's also illegal for that reason. Seems fine to me.
- castis 7y agoNo, noise ordinances are in place to prevent people from interrupting each others sleep, which is necessary for maintaining a relative level of sanity. It is not analogous to preventing companies from forcing a specific UI pattern on a website.