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Maybe you're not the type of person who's struggled with addiction, but it can do awful things to you. Yes, including being addicted to scrolling social media.
by ktm5j 8mo ago
Maybe you're not the type of person who's struggled with addiction, but it can do awful things to you. Yes, including being addicted to scrolling social media. It screws with your head to the point where you don't know how to live in the moment anymore.
IMO it's a feature that's not valuable enough to justify the fact that it contributes to poor quality of life for people who can't put it down.
- randomNumber7 8mo agoThe first step to get on track in life is to stop blaming the outside for all problems. Yes some people had really bad luck but in the end you can only change yourself.
- MrScruff 8mo agoI suspect there's not a huge amount of overlap between those who would like this banned and those who are targeted by it.
- randomNumber7 8mo agoThere is likely no overlap between software engineers and the people with below average IQ that the EU tries to protect from themself.
- jakubadamw 8mo agoDo you enjoy being so demeaning towards other people?
- randomNumber7 8mo agoThe freedom of having my own choice is too demanding for you...
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- memish 8mo agoWould you ban alcohol and video games and Netflix?
- ozgrakkurt 8mo agoAlcohol would have been definitely banned if it was feasible
- cyberrock 8mo agoWhat will stop the addicts from just installing a modified build? Will distributors of modified builds be subject to jail sentences like drug dealers? What about authors of auto-paginate scripts like Reddit Enhancement Suite, or the various HN client apps?
- jakubadamw 8mo agoWhat percentage of, say, Facebook or TikTok users do you think use an unofficial client/website to access the platform's content?
- cyberrock 8mo agoDuring the few days TikTok was banned in the US a significant chunk of users went over to Xiaohongshu. This isn't merely a hypothetical. This is also only addressing half of my comment. Will mod makers also face criminal penalties? If I make a HN client or even just a userscript, should I be delisting them or pushing an update that prevents EU citizens from using them?