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People rationalize with “I don’t look at the bad parts” and “I can quit anytime I choose, I just choose not to right now.” People don’t see that they’re addicte
by splithalf 6y ago
People rationalize with “I don’t look at the bad parts” and “I can quit anytime I choose, I just choose not to right now.” People don’t see that they’re addicted to something that is destroying all that is good. Using Facebook or Twitter on a regular basis is bad, in some cases it turns lethal. Even worse is functional addiction, where it warps you slowly over the years, too gradually to notice. We regulate big pharma, we should do the same with big tech companies that are built around manipulating human minds (google, Facebook, Twitter). They used to put cocaine in Coca Cola. We are at that point with tech products. Coca Cola business model seems far more ethical, and they cause diabetes.
- Smithalicious 6y agoThis sounds suspiciously like "websites I use good, websites I don't use bad" Disclaimer: never did get into Twitter and Facebook though I periodically give Twitter another try every half year or so
- splithalf 6y agoNo I think when you get into the business of doing even very innocent things like ab testing you are doing human subject research and should be bound by the same standards as have been the tradition in the social sciences. We don’t allow pharma companies to try out fun new addictive pills that serve no purpose beyond profit. That’s unethical. Why do we exclude the brain from our realm of health concern? Why do we care more about our bodies than our brains? Dollarinos.
- rhino369 6y agoAbsolutely many people are addicted to social media. But many more people aren't. I'm able to use facebook and twitter moderately, but regularly (less than 10 minutes a day on average, never any more than 20 minutes in one day). That said, I think its possible to create social media that works 100% for me without being so addiction forming in other people.