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by luzojeda 620 days ago
Having instant access from your pocket to an infinite source of entertainment is literally an unprecedented problem.
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Is it really very entertaining though?

I use instagram as a tool to follow certain parties and tattoo shops (for announcements of visiting artists). Since about a year they've spammed their 'reels' on me and make it much harder to avoid them. But every time I look at them it's the same brainless crap as the tiktok-branded videos that people send on to me via whatsapp or telegram.

I don't really understand how people are being captivated by this. It's all so hollow, shallow and brainless.

Youtube is no better. Only full of corporate marketing drones like marcus brownlee and linus tech tips. All very hollow, sponsor-ridden and glossy. The only one I appreciate is dave from eevblog but he posts pretty rarely these days so I never really watch youtube anymore.