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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I genuinely think algo based social media ruined a people who use it as their primary way they interact with other people. Any attention, good or bad, means ENGAGEMENT. We've commodified the behavior that kids who can't disguise between good and bad behavior.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

A lot of the most pernicious and insidious effects of the social media algorithm have a lot to do with unchecked capitalism just turning everyone's attention span into currency that can be infinitely divided and pulled apart.