Yeah, no, it's like "Have you tried not being depressed", for some people, there's FOMO hitting hard, very addictive, because social media were designed to be addictive, each like is a shot of dopamine, like Fortnite hacks kids brains with random rewards, rewarding sound effects, specific colours, etc., it's too strong to stop on your own (then again, for some people, not all).

If you are a modern journalist you probably are some kind of social media prisoner. Yes, you can argue that tweets aren't and shouldn't be news, but they have to appease their masters too. And those demand attention.

I hate to say it but at least for me, yes. On many occasions I catch myself on a mindless infinite scroll, or youtube binge while filling a seemingly small gap of idleness. So even though I'm completely aware of this being possible, while also being in some sort of moral opposition against such behavior, I still fall for it rather easily. Addiction to some is a strong word I guess, but once I started associating it with my own behavior, it was easier to make some more drastic changes to get away from it.

I'm one of those weirdos. This is kind of how it actually works. I don't know anyone who has truly stopped all the social media (like hn). But things like facebook, instagram and tiktok; I don't feel getting anything good out of it so I don't use those at all.

At least this kind of social media is.

Their algorithms and UX are precisely designed to that purpose to favor ads placement.

You’re missing the point. A man with the wrong opinions bought a social media site. This is why there is a flood of articles like this lately - people who don’t like his opinions are screeching in pain.