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• WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  for example by being aware that the format is harmful to psychological health

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• mindaika@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Pretty easily: that’s the whole point of the concept of “reputation”

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• Texas_Hangover@lemy.lol ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I dont have to be stabbed in the eye with a pen to know I wouldn’t enjoy it.

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  • Tattorack@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah, exactly. Not everything needs to be experienced. Not experiencing something doesn’t mean being ignorant of its consequences.

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• Tattorack@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Cultural osmosis.

  Just because I never installed TikTok or Snapchat, doesn’t mean I’ve never seen or heard anything from it. Snapchat used to be big, TikTok is even bigger right now, it’s completely impossible to actually avoid seeing anything from it. And then there’s YouTube with their shorts.

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  • cows_are_underrated@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    To be fair, Snapchat is still better than tiktok, because you can actually communicate with friends. Their spotlight is as much brainrot as it gets

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