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> The fact that people spend lots of time on social media just demonstrates that they derive something from it, not that it’s addictive or harmful. I can't tel
by Osiris 6y ago
> The fact that people spend lots of time on social media just demonstrates that they derive something from it, not that it’s addictive or harmful.
I can't tell you how many times I hear my wife say "I need to get off Facebook" but never does. There's very much an addiction.
I use Facebook, but I've found that I spend nearly all my time in specific groups (for me that's motorcycle related groups) because it's a great source of help for "who wants to go riding" or "how do I fix this" or "can I borrow a tool". When it's very topic specific, social media can be really awesome.
What my wife complains about is "friends" that are posting about politics. She just wants to hear about their personal lives but wants them to shut the hell up about politics.
- godelski 6y agoI often derive the most enjoyment through more niche social media spaces, such as HN or certain subreddits. I think the difficulty I have is that you get pigeonholed. I don't use Reddit as much because I like a few posts on /r/Funny and then my feed is taken over. I don't always want to go there to learn technical stuff, some days I just want memes. Other days I don't want any memes. Content discovery is a difficult challenge but I think it is hard when incentives aren't aligned.
- kbenson 6y ago> I can't tell you how many times I hear my wife say "I need to get off Facebook" but never does. There's very much an addiction. My wife says that too. Then while watching this, she said wasn't that interested, got bored, and decided to use Facebook and Instagram next to me instead. It was surreal and disturbing to watch it in that situation. :/