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Re:EU Commission: addictive design Instagram and Facebook in... by nathias on Friday July 10, 2026 @08:49AM (#48859174)
it isn't about avoiding all harm as sociallity itself is harmful, it's about software not hijacking/exploiting our cognition especially in times when this would mess with our development
Re:EU Commission: addictive design Instagram and Facebook in... by somenameforme on Saturday July 11, 2026 @05:52AM (#48870461)
Socializing isn't harmful. Socializing in a way that naturally trends towards mob mentality, where everything is potentially permanently recorded, and where artificial representations of people are the norm - that's all harmful, and it's inescapable in social media.