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by jerojero 1324 days ago
Very much this. Once the method has been proven then all you can change is flavor.

It is very much clear that this kind of entertainment is very addictive and if done well it can get people to sink hours and hours into it.

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The problem isn't just social media, it's all kinds of entertainment. It seems like everything today is designed to give as much as a adrenine and dopamine hit as possible.

Take a look at the style of the filmmaking from a movie today and a similar movie from 20 years ago. Each scene has many more abrupt cuts, and everything feels much more fast paced.

https://www.rogerebert.com/scanners/agents-of-chaos