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dontwannahearit 5 hours ago

I read the article. I found it hard going so probably was not for me but the impression it left me with was:

"I let the internet fck with my mind, now I want to un-fck it."

USE the internet, don't to let it use YOU.

stackghost 4 hours ago | parent [-]

>USE the internet, don't to let it use YOU.

There are several multi-billion dollar enterprises who spend all day every day trying to make their products more addictive (in your words, using YOU).

It's unlikely a meaningful number of people can pull themselves off of the dopamine treadmill by their bootstraps.

amelius 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

If enterprises can do that, then so can evil state actors. The only conclusion is that we have to shut down the internet.

stackghost 2 hours ago | parent [-]

We'll have to agree to disagree on "shutting down the Internet" being the only conclusion

amelius 2 hours ago | parent [-]

The majority won't agree.

bavell 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's not that they can't per se, they just don't care that much.

stackghost 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Yeah my grandfather used to say the same thing about cigarettes. He could quit any time he wanted; he just didn't want to.