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> To me the first step would be to publicly recognize/accept digital consumption as an addiction Literally anything can be an addiction. You can get addicted t
by lijok 3y ago
> To me the first step would be to publicly recognize/accept digital consumption as an addiction
Literally anything can be an addiction. You can get addicted to getting slapped in the nuts if you’re motivated enough.
The ease with which one can become addicted to digital consumption is the problem, not the digital media itself.
- hn_throwaway_99 3y ago> The ease with which one can become addicted to digital consumption is the problem, not the digital media itself. It's not just "ease" though, it's that some of the smartest, highest paid people in the world get paid to specifically push the set of content that is the most addicting.
- dylan604 3y agoI find this no different from bigTobacco tweaking the product to be more addictive than just the nicotine in the plant. It took many decades before society got to a place where it was fed up enough to take action after however many deaths. I see no difference from any spike in suicide deaths caused by social platforms manipulation than bitTobacco's manipulation causing spikes in cancer.