Former Facebook exec says social media is ripping apart society

Re:Former Facebook exec says social media is ripping apart s... by cortesoft on Monday December 11, 2017 @06:25PM (#15901714)

I feel like this is just describing the human experience. We go through cycles of obsession and focus, and then a realization that our obsession and focus has kept us from other parts of our lives. We adjust, and then repeat the cycle.

It could be video games, but it could be lots of hobbies, or work, or a new relationship, etc.

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Re:Former Facebook exec says social media is ripping apart s... by mturmon on Monday December 11, 2017 @09:16PM (#15902543)

What is new is the tight, software-driven loops of dopamine release and conditioning feedback that Facebook and others have developed and exploited.

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Re:Former Facebook exec says social media is ripping apart s... by ben_w on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @07:07AM (#15904962)

Facebook is the optimiser, each second of your attention a paperclip.

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Re:Former Facebook exec says social media is ripping apart s... by xapata on Monday December 11, 2017 @08:07PM (#15902273)

Some things in modern life are a bit easier to obsess over, more like alcohol and other drugs than other kinds of hobbies.

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