Re:Facebook Use Has Been Dropping Since the 2016 Election, A...
by pdimitar on Friday May 18, 2018 @09:26AM
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> At which point do you take responsibility for yourself?
According to my life amongst real breathing people, most people come to that phase either very late in life, or never.
Plus as another comment said, these platforms are designed to addict -- they exploit brain bugs and vulnerabilities, so to speak.
Me personally? I only lasted 5-6 months in the first part of 2013. I very quickly understood what is going on and even though I was much more insecure and needed loads of validation, I still got out.
I am sympathetic to the message -- I fully get it that you should be mature and take responsibility for your emotions.
But don't idealize Homo Sapiens. Common sense isn't common at all.
Yes we should take responsibility for ourselves but the companies must be penalized when taking advantage of brain weaknesses as well.
According to my life amongst real breathing people, most people come to that phase either very late in life, or never.
Plus as another comment said, these platforms are designed to addict -- they exploit brain bugs and vulnerabilities, so to speak.
Me personally? I only lasted 5-6 months in the first part of 2013. I very quickly understood what is going on and even though I was much more insecure and needed loads of validation, I still got out.
I am sympathetic to the message -- I fully get it that you should be mature and take responsibility for your emotions.
But don't idealize Homo Sapiens. Common sense isn't common at all.
Yes we should take responsibility for ourselves but the companies must be penalized when taking advantage of brain weaknesses as well.