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imo the blame needs to be placed on platforms that enslave people's attention and dopamine cycles. Even it's just micro-profits that get skimmed from the indivi

imo the blame needs to be placed on platforms that enslave people's attention and dopamine cycles. Even it's just micro-profits that get skimmed from the individual (which compound thanks to numbers of users), the actual costs and damage done to people's mental health, their increased isolation and lonlieness etc is unprecedented. My prediction is that the future belongs to terrorism simply because there is no other escape for that energy to go, and our response to it will be more surveillance/control of the individual. This sounds much more realistic than a movement that will turn people away from their devices to spend time outside or with real-life friends. I agree that the barrier of entry yields a low signal to noise ratio and there is no "realistic" solution to it that wouldn't be considered either ultra-capitalist or fascist depending which camp you ask. There is a hypothetical solution which could reduce this which is to regulate the shit out of targeted advertising and create a watchdog that places limits on dark patterns and companies that hi-jack cognitive faculty of their users. It would immediately outlaw these business models. Secondly I'd make individuals (not companies) accountable so it's impossible for a CEO to hide behind their corporate facade.

papito 5y ago
The solution is simple but impossible. Regulations will not work. Here is the thing - you can create a Meetup and charge a nominal fee, and that weeds out almost everyone who is not serious about going. If Twitter charged even a small fee, like $5 a year, it would knock off tons of people off of it who are cheap enough to not care about it, unless it's free. But that won't happen (even though I DID hear rumors this was discussed in 2020, at the very top).

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imo the blame needs to be placed on platforms that enslave people's attention and dopamine cycles. Even it's just micro-profits that get skimmed from the indivi

by DyslexicAtheist 5y ago

papito 5y ago
The solution is simple but impossible. Regulations will not work. Here is the thing - you can create a Meetup and charge a nominal fee, and that weeds out almost everyone who is not serious about going. If Twitter charged even a small fee, like $5 a year, it would knock off tons of people off of it who are cheap enough to not care about it, unless it's free. But that won't happen (even though I DID hear rumors this was discussed in 2020, at the very top).