sometimes i will lay in my bed staring at my phone for an hour, not remember any of the 20-60 short form videos i just watched, realize what’s going on, and then yell “I LOVE DARK PATTERNS” as loud as i can
there's a lot continually said about the way algorithms are destroying peoples' brains but i think history will point to infinite scroll short-form video as being particularly evil because it is the distillation of every addictive strategy and negative psychological hack as the ultimate skinner box.

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