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The choice already exists: migrate to bluesky, pinksky, mastodon, pixelfed. Create repost bots to start the network effect with content from Instagram. Clearly

The choice already exists: migrate to bluesky, pinksky, mastodon, pixelfed. Create repost bots to start the network effect with content from Instagram. Clearly label the repost bots and choose accounts that aren't reposted yet.

Noaidi 4mo ago
Don't you get it? No one is on those sites because they are not addictive. It is like trying top tell an alcoholic to just drink mocktails.
- alightsoul 4mo ago
  Chicken or egg problem: if you migrate, you become a hermit.
- lII1lIlI11ll 4mo ago
  Alcoholic drinking mocktails can experience significant withdrawal symptoms like fever or seizures with potentially fatal results. What do you think will happen to all those "addicted" people after they uninstall TikTok from their phones?
  - alightsoul 4mo ago
    I did. I went crazy and even injured my hand with a deep cut because I have ADHD too. Recommend wearing thick gloves for a week or maybe three weeks to pŕevent injury, do not take them off if you wash dishes by hand wear another glove or several so that you don't cut yourself and to keep your hands dry. Then i realized i was very depressed and didn't want to face my problems like child abandonment
    - lII1lIlI11ll 4mo ago
      > I did. Text following this first sentence of your message doesn't indicate any kind of physical withdrawal symptoms though.
  - emayljames 4mo ago
    That is the point they are making.
    - lII1lIlI11ll 4mo ago
      What point? That people experience fatal withdrawal symptoms when they stop "consuming" social media? I find that very hard to believe. Do you have any research proving such claims?
      - emayljames 4mo ago
        "fatal" You are just clutching at dramatic things nobody said Also,these studies are a search away. Fill your boots.
        lII1lIlI11ll 4mo ago
        OP compared "TikTok addiction" to alcoholism. It is up to them to provide proofs.
        Noaidi 4mo ago
        Here are just some of the studies that find physcial changes in brains who show symptoms of internet addiction. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/04/internet-addiction-alters-brain-chemistry-in-young-people-study-finds https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/04/i... https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1729470/full https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240604184208.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240604184208.h...
        lII1lIlI11ll 4mo ago
        Can you cite any specific claims regarding withdrawal symptoms from the studies you referenced? I couldn't find any.

Noaidi 4mo ago

Don't you get it? No one is on those sites because they are not addictive. It is like trying top tell an alcoholic to just drink mocktails.

alightsoul 4mo ago
Chicken or egg problem: if you migrate, you become a hermit.
lII1lIlI11ll 4mo ago
Alcoholic drinking mocktails can experience significant withdrawal symptoms like fever or seizures with potentially fatal results. What do you think will happen to all those "addicted" people after they uninstall TikTok from their phones?
- alightsoul 4mo ago
  I did. I went crazy and even injured my hand with a deep cut because I have ADHD too. Recommend wearing thick gloves for a week or maybe three weeks to pŕevent injury, do not take them off if you wash dishes by hand wear another glove or several so that you don't cut yourself and to keep your hands dry. Then i realized i was very depressed and didn't want to face my problems like child abandonment
  - lII1lIlI11ll 4mo ago
    > I did. Text following this first sentence of your message doesn't indicate any kind of physical withdrawal symptoms though.
- emayljames 4mo ago
  That is the point they are making.
  - lII1lIlI11ll 4mo ago
    What point? That people experience fatal withdrawal symptoms when they stop "consuming" social media? I find that very hard to believe. Do you have any research proving such claims?
    - emayljames 4mo ago
      "fatal" You are just clutching at dramatic things nobody said Also,these studies are a search away. Fill your boots.
      - lII1lIlI11ll 4mo ago
        OP compared "TikTok addiction" to alcoholism. It is up to them to provide proofs.
        Noaidi 4mo ago
        Here are just some of the studies that find physcial changes in brains who show symptoms of internet addiction. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/04/internet-addiction-alters-brain-chemistry-in-young-people-study-finds https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/04/i... https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1729470/full https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240604184208.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240604184208.h...
        lII1lIlI11ll 4mo ago
        Can you cite any specific claims regarding withdrawal symptoms from the studies you referenced? I couldn't find any.