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jonwinstanleylast Wednesday at 9:36 PM2 repliesview on HN

The whole world seems to be hooked on TikTok, reels and shorts for entertainment.

Reversing that would take some doing.


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bluerooiboslast Wednesday at 11:06 PM

It's quite dystopian. Seeing people in your family, and friends, just mindlessly consume that shit, for hours upon hours - and many of them are completely oblivious to the fact that these reels and shorts are engineered to keep them engaged.

Using ML/Data to keep people hooked on content - I'd be embarrassed to be an engineer at any of these companies actively destroying our society.

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morgengoldlast Wednesday at 9:40 PM

There will definitely be hellish withdrawal symptoms.