I love the idea, and I love how it makes me feel revulsion. Would I do this to myself? No way - which makes it such a tempting idea to try, because I don't trust that gut reaction. That's the kind of gut reaction the brain will find any reason to justify because it is, as stated, an addiction.

> This just feels like a beneficial dilution of the Internet. It feels like wine to the ancient Greeks, who drank wine but attacked the practice of drinking undiluted wine as tantamount to barbarism.

As a classics major this was always one of my favorite tidbits about ancient Greek culture, so I love seeing it show up elsewhere. It speaks to why I like weak drinks as well... I enjoy drinking, and weak drinks let me drink more and have a higher degree of control.

> Other possible dilutions

Interestingly, I'm already about 60% of the way there without doing anything as intense as intentionally slowing down my web. Something I consistently find myself missing is old-style forums, which I believe are definitely what I want, but aren't easy to get to "stick", so I'm openly soliciting recommendations for any which care about and and enforce quality.