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What is an addiction many people don’t realize they have? (programming.dev)

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[-] MrSilkworm@lemmy.world 116 points 1 year ago

Algorithmic Addiction from Social Media consumption. An analogy would be Caffeine addiction from coffee consumption.

Most people who use smartphones are addicts and are far from being aware of it.

[-] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 1 year ago

I only browse lemmy 6 hours a day, there's no way I'm addicted!

[-] irdc@derp.foo 22 points 1 year ago

I can stop whenever I want!

[-] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I will show you, I will close the app right know!

edit: I'm back. See? I told you I could do it.

[-] TrustingZebra@lemmy.one 8 points 1 year ago

I haven't found enough content on Lemmy to keep me interested daily...

[-] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

I'm jealous. All of the productive things I would do...

[-] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

Yeah I'm feeling that. I thought I had kicked up, but Lemmy is getting too good lately...

And Lemmy isn't even intentionally employing dark patterns to drive up my engagement.

[-] MrFlamey@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I don't know if you are using the web UI or an app, but I found that if you use a mobile app it gets even more addictive. I had to delete Connect from my phone because it made it easier to just sit and scroll. Now I'm doing that on the web anyway, argh...

[-] TrustingZebra@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

I haven't yet become addicted to Lemmy. Still relapsing from a decade of Reddit. I barely remember how to live without it.

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