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I think the flip side of this is Facebook or wherever the link was pushed to them (which is what I’d guess happened) feels… empowering. Those apps are literally optimized, with billions of dollars (and extensive science, especially psychology), to validate folk’s views in the pursuit of keeping them clicking.

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shawn1122@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Absolutely agree. The “internet” was not a harmful worldview reinforcing machine back when we were told not to cite GeoCities in our book reports.

Asking people to betray their dopamine is a monumental task. It’s like any other addiction.

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Taalnazi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Best way to change that is to shut down algorithms that have that bias, and mandate media literacy.

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- brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  That doesn’t work because people like the algorithms, unfortunately. They win the attention war, and Trump is perfectly emblematic of this.
  
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  - Taalnazi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Some countries do take action. Mine does, by banning that.
    
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