I think there is a difference between actually caring (when you reflect on your life, it is important to you) and having a rush of dopamine that makes you feel the need to check these apps and continue scrolling.

You say that, but its my parents who are the ones still clinging to social media out of the rest of my immediate family.

Thsts entirely anecdotal of course, but I think phrasing it as an issue of the newer generstions doesnt encapsulate the whole problemspace.

If anything id say those who didnt grow up with tech is even more susceptable to dark patterns.

Do we need drinking cups/glasses? (Diogenes, ca. 350BC)

(btw, anigbrowl, in case you haven't already seen: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33942280 )