Spent a morning out on the town on my day off, and everyone is just fucking buried in their phones 24/7. This realization was so absurd to me
Of course I’m not exempt from this shit, but no wonder people are having so much trouble making friends and creating meaningful relationships in this day and age. So fucking bleak
It’s a mixed bag; TV for the most part isn’t quite as algorithmically curated to squeeze maximum attention draw and engagement, moment by moment, for each individual watching it.
I’m sure there’s still upsides, but considering the “there’s nothing on, let’s do something else” windows of opportunity of TV’s peak of relevance, I don’t think the new stuff is less harmful.
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You not seeing it doesn’t mean they’re not manipulating you and everyone around you.
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This comment?
You implied in that comment that being in front of a TV is worse and that’s kind of dubious. TV isn’t clearly worse; it’s bad in different ways compared to portable devices that constantly shovel algorithm-driven content at people for maximum attention draw and engagement.
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