I agree, but this is not what is being discussed in the article. It is about the manipulation provided by the platform, which you can indeed massively reduce yo

I agree, but this is not what is being discussed in the article. It is about the manipulation provided by the platform, which you can indeed massively reduce your exposure to by not using it. (One could argue that targeted ads that would still follow you are another way of manipulation, but it's way lesser than willingly consuming The Feed)