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Re:TikTok Shut Down: Data Shows 85% Drop in US Access (and S... by agumonkey on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:34PM (#42759245)
There's no endless stream of short videos. That's the hook of these apps. A slow, bare, text only website is probably low on the dopamine trigger scale. Worst case scenario you're now addicted to post graduate conversations.
Re:TikTok Shut Down: Data Shows 85% Drop in US Access (and S... by amazingamazing on Sunday January 19, 2025 @11:11PM (#42764905)
Text can be addictive though, silly and arbitrary distinction.
Re:TikTok Shut Down: Data Shows 85% Drop in US Access (and S... by agumonkey on Monday January 20, 2025 @04:08AM (#42766554)
Hmm I'm no neurologist but I would place solid money on the fact that it really doesn't activate the same neurological circuits. Saying this because I had issues there and reading really change my brain patterns tangibly.