[strogonoff]

I have to say it’s slightly different.

— In case of some addictive substance, one might choose to do it to “get the kick” associated with that substance. Yes! The addictiveness makes the term “preference” highly questionable, and I can totally see how big social is pushing similar bio-psychological buttons with impunity. It’s an important point, but different to mine.

— In the case I described, the preference is in favor of keeping in touch with friends; and using Instagram is a necessary suffering to achieve that preference. There’s no alternative: all my contacts are there, APIs are closed, no competitors, etc. It’s more or less similar to claiming that my revealed preference is driving/taking taxis in a city where there is no public transport: I’d rather avoid both, but I do like to go places.