Has anyone else noticed smartphones have got significantly more addictive recently - eviltoast

I’ve noticed YouTube specifically has become more addictive, I never used to be one to sit and scroll for long durations before but I often catch myself spending way too long on shorts now

Even people or older generations seem to be getting sucked in nowadays

  • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Almost correct.

    The algorithm doesn’t give two shits if you are entertained. It only drives engagement. You don’t need to be entertained to be engaged. In fact, most engagement comes from outrage.

    THIS is what’s killing the modern internet.