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by thunderbird120 2069 days ago
You answered your own question. Attention is essentially the currency of the internet and it's a finite resource. People got better at competing for your attention. Things are now optimized for "engagement" rather than enjoyment.
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> Things are now optimized for "engagement" rather than enjoyment.

Yeah, "addictive" is usually not the same as "good" or "good for you."

or correctness.
> or correctness.

Or any measure that doesn't feed nicely into monetization.