[MetaWhirledPeas]

> The pace is the format. Even if you're just watching turtles for 30 seconds, the loop and the switch to next video are fast-paced context switching, which is stimulating.

I've been over-indulging in context switching long before short-form videos ever showed up. The internet itself is all about context switching. But the UX around short-form videos definitely encourages doomscrolling, similar to how microtransaction games encourage neverending grinds.

We definitely need better habits as a collective, but I think a list of "do's" is just as important as a whack-a-mole list of "don'ts".

[chickensong]

Yep, the internet as a whole and is the real culprit. We love instant gratification and short feedback loops and the internet provides.

I feel like things will likely get worse before it gets better, but I have long-term hopes that eventually we'll see some cultural change that promotes doing vs consuming.

[squigz]

> similar to how microtransaction games encourage neverending grinds.

Isn't the point of MTX to avoid the grind by i.e., buying levels or gear?

[MetaWhirledPeas]

You crank up the grind so that the microtransaction is seen as a relief.