What do you think contributes to some people's tendency to develop a social media addiction while others don't? (lemm.ee)

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[-] savvywolf@pawb.social 18 points 6 days ago

For me, depression makes it hard to do or at least enjoy things, making most things require a lot of effort. But laying on my bed browsing my phone? Yeah, that's easy and cheap to do mentally and physically. Not to mention the fact that anxiety brain is always looking for threats it needs to be aware of, and social media has a way of highlighting threatening things.

I do my best to avoid algorithmic social media... I can't imagine how much stronger those pulls would be with a system that is specifically optimized to prey upon them...

Disclaimer: This is my own experience, and may not be applicable to everyone. Speak to your doctor to see if social media is right for you.

this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2024

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