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by sunandsurf 43 days ago
IMO recommender algorithms and other dark patterns like infinite scroll should be turned off BY DEFAULT on these apps. That way those people who want a dose of brainrot still have the option to do so but most of them get a little help to turn away from screens (I never heard anybody say they want to spend more time on social media).

I've written more about this here: https://klemenvodopivec.substack.com/p/recommender-systems-n...