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A comment on Ask HN: Why are we consuming thing we don’t need?.

Re:Ask HN: Why are we consuming thing we don’t need? by writepub on Saturday August 10, 2019 @02:05AM (#20660480)
This is a much deeper question, and answer than appears at the surface.

Consumer tech is designed to be addictive, and it's marketing aimed at unconscious insecurities.

Realizing that, and exerting self control can be tricky, especially for people with plenty of disposable income.

Tips:

1. Acknowledge the addiction - first step to recovery

2. Research best practices to overcome the addiction. Just like any other, quitting cold turkey is probably impractical. Set achievable, meaningful goals and knock them off one by one

3. Get busy - find something that is meaningfully uplifting and immerse yourself in it - the busier you are, the less likely you're drawn to (old) addictions. Translation: replace bad addictions with good ones

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Re:Ask HN: Why are we consuming thing we don’t need? by a3n on Saturday August 10, 2019 @01:31PM (#20663374)
> Consumer tech is designed to be addictive

When scanning google news, I skip the entertainment and sports sections, because I have no interest (and they're really just advertising). I also skip the "tech" "news" section, because it's just another entertainment section.

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