Re:Facebook addiction linked to staking your self-worth on s...
by Jedd on Sunday August 19, 2018 @06:14PM
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> ... the ways I used Twitter [etc]
> ... completely different than they way they are used today.
Are you conflating the way that you would interact with a social media site, and the way that most people would -- rather than comparing both sets of people over time?
TFA's focus is on the addictive aspect of FB (etc) -- and clearly FB (etc) are constantly improving their psychological toolkit in order to obtain and retain eyeballs -- but I don't think the quantifying of likes is the main tool in their kit. Worse, they're not likely to voluntarily reduce the efficacy of their methods.
> ... completely different than they way they are used today.
Are you conflating the way that you would interact with a social media site, and the way that most people would -- rather than comparing both sets of people over time?
TFA's focus is on the addictive aspect of FB (etc) -- and clearly FB (etc) are constantly improving their psychological toolkit in order to obtain and retain eyeballs -- but I don't think the quantifying of likes is the main tool in their kit. Worse, they're not likely to voluntarily reduce the efficacy of their methods.