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Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by n0tth3dro1ds on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @10:38PM (#32246352)
Smartphone attention is not zero sum. Average daily usage could increase with some novel super-addictive app or platform. Smartphone usage probably went up during the pandemic.
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Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by stevenjgarner on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @11:11PM (#32246507)
"The pandemic boosted global (smartphone) data consumption by more than 30 per cent in 2020" [0]

[0] https://theprint.in/tech/the-covid-19-pandemic-has-led-to-an...

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Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by goldorak on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @05:58AM (#32248597)
"Average daily usage could increase" And at some point you just need to increase the hours in a day...
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