Re:Yes, social media is undermining democracy
by nluken on Thursday July 28, 2022 @02:43PM
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You'd be venturing into the realm of psychology for that, but I would argue that short-term engagement != long-term desire. Think of gambling or gaming addictions- nobody's "forcing" those people to engage in behavior against their best interest, but many would argue that they're not freely choosing to succumb to addiction either.
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Re:Yes, social media is undermining democracy
by _aavaa_ on Thursday July 28, 2022 @03:00PM
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> short-term engagement != long-term desire
I agree that it's not, but long-term desires are not all that people have.
> many would argue
Maybe, maybe not, but I would disagree.
> that they're not freely choosing to succumb to addiction either.
"freely" is doing the heavy lifting in that sentence. And a discussion about that is philosophical. They're as free to make that decision as they are to make any other.