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Curious if this indictment makes a clear distinction between chemical and behavioral addition. I’ve heard some pushback comparing this to smoking. In my mind, c
by everdrive 3y ago
Curious if this indictment makes a clear distinction between chemical and behavioral addition. I’ve heard some pushback comparing this to smoking. In my mind, comparing this to gambling would have been more apt. Social media seems to employ many of the behavioral reward schedules which make gambling (or loot drops in video games) addictive. (Eg: literally using a variable ratio reward schedule.) Social media isn’t merely addictive in this way (It leans on crucially important things such as social standing, or perceived social standing.) but this is a major distinction which I often see people fail to make.