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I read the article. I found it hard going so probably was not for me but the impression it left me with was: "I let the internet fck with my mind, now I want t
by dontwannahearit 11mo ago
I read the article. I found it hard going so probably was not for me but the impression it left me with was:
"I let the internet fck with my mind, now I want to un-fck it."
USE the internet, don't to let it use YOU.
- stackghost 11mo ago>USE the internet, don't to let it use YOU. There are several multi-billion dollar enterprises who spend all day every day trying to make their products more addictive (in your words, using YOU). It's unlikely a meaningful number of people can pull themselves off of the dopamine treadmill by their bootstraps.
- bavell 11mo agoIt's not that they can't per se, they just don't care that much.
- stackghost 11mo agoYeah my grandfather used to say the same thing about cigarettes. He could quit any time he wanted; he just didn't want to.
- amelius 11mo agoIf enterprises can do that, then so can evil state actors. The only conclusion is that we have to shut down the internet.
- stackghost 11mo agoWe'll have to agree to disagree on "shutting down the Internet" being the only conclusion
- amelius 11mo agoThe majority won't agree.