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These platforms are as addictive as they are useful. Moderating our use is easier said than done.
Any application with a notification icon that lights up when someone has interacted with you is potentially addictive.
We've been trained to look in the top-right for that tiny counter which is a different color than the rest of the screen.
"I wonder if my comment got any reac... Oh YAY... Wait, only 3 this time... I need to get at least 10 somehow. 😒"
Different platforms can do more or less to encourage this behavior in its users, but it's almost become a given that these types of features will be in any online, social platform.
There is the platform's ethical responsibilities to its users and the users responsibilities to themselves by way of their mental health.
I'm not sure if humans are even naturally equipped to find balance with these types of things.
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Any application with a notification icon that lights up when someone has interacted with you is potentially addictive.
We've been trained to look in the top-right for that tiny counter which is a different color than the rest of the screen.
"I wonder if my comment got any reac... Oh YAY... Wait, only 3 this time... I need to get at least 10 somehow. 😒"
Different platforms can do more or less to encourage this behavior in its users, but it's almost become a given that these types of features will be in any online, social platform.
There is the platform's ethical responsibilities to its users and the users responsibilities to themselves by way of their mental health.
I'm not sure if humans are even naturally equipped to find balance with these types of things.