Ambroid on Nostr: traditional social media algos (meta,TikTok et al) lead to depression it fucks with ...
traditional social media algos (meta,TikTok et al) lead to depression
it fucks with your dopamine (I'd even go as far as argue that the modern growth in mental illnesses is mostly due to social media)
Minecraft, Roblox, Fortnite as social spaces are a completely different beast - you play with your friends you know from school or neighborhood
banning kids from those is essentially ending local social gatherings
very different social group compared to algos fucking you in the head with constant dopamine pumps with 5s globally sourced videos
a blanket "ban on social media" will never work
gotta change how social media works in the first place
I'd wager this why we're on nostr
it fucks with your dopamine (I'd even go as far as argue that the modern growth in mental illnesses is mostly due to social media)
Minecraft, Roblox, Fortnite as social spaces are a completely different beast - you play with your friends you know from school or neighborhood
banning kids from those is essentially ending local social gatherings
very different social group compared to algos fucking you in the head with constant dopamine pumps with 5s globally sourced videos
a blanket "ban on social media" will never work
gotta change how social media works in the first place
I'd wager this why we're on nostr