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Social media feeds are designed to be slot machines. Each scroll is a pull. You may or may not get something you actually want. You can't predict what's coming
by the_snooze 7mo ago
Social media feeds are designed to be slot machines. Each scroll is a pull. You may or may not get something you actually want. You can't predict what's coming up next, so you just keep mindlessly scrolling.
- sidibe 7mo agoIt's not just the scrolling, the posting side too. They all randomly boost one of your posts so suddenly tons of feedback (especially noticable when I tried threads) and then you try to get that back again. The uncertainty keeps you at it
- munificent 7mo agoRelated: TikTok has a "heating" feature that can make a video radically more popular: https://archive.is/8YYcH https://archive.is/8YYcH