>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.

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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.

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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.

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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.