Comment on US | NY Governor Hochul signs bill requiring warning labels on ‘addictive’ social media

mrdown@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Algorithms are addictive by design. I don’t think that non-algorithmic social media is generally addictive. Forums existed since the start of the internet and they were never an issue. They are even making a comeback now that people are getting tired of algorithms telling them what to see and what to think.

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  • mrdown@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I disagree the algorithm is not what is addictive it is the infinite feed

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    • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      One doesn’t go without the other otherwise there is always a top or bottom (depending on the sort order) to reach.

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      • mrdown@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I personally use non algorithmic social media a lot more than algorithmic feed

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