[DANmode]

You can’t fix human problems with technology.

You can only accelerate the human behavior,

unless you involve another person in taking your freedom away.

No condescension - and if you’ve been trying for ten years, there’s clearly a misunderstanding.

[foltik]

> You can’t fix human problems with technology.

Yes you can.

Screen time limiters, nicotine patches, putting the cookies out of sight, all of these things empirically work better than willpower alone.

> No condescension - and if you’ve been trying for ten years, there’s clearly a misunderstanding.

Oh please. “Why are you depressed? Just be happy or you must not be ready for a change. No condescension btw.”

[DANmode]

Interesting comparison, because the behavior in question (doomscrolling, inability to manage compulsion, time mismanagement) is definitely linked to ADHD/depression.

[foltik]

Yes, please state your point if you have one.

[DANmode]

Treating your health, or having someone close to you tell you it could probably be better, shouldn’t be taboo.

Also, hold the snark, I’m engaging in good faith, here.

[foltik]

Good faith? All you’ve done in this thread is vaguepost and talk down to people who opened up about something they’re struggling with.

You said tech can’t fix human problems. I gave you examples. You dodged with something cryptic about mental health. al_borland said they’re helping a friend off these platforms and you told them “good luck fixing your own problem.” gf263 said they’ve been trying for ten years, and you said they’re “resistant to positive change, and that’s dangerous to me.” Here’s what you’re actually doing: reframing an ordinary struggle as a pathology someone’s in denial about, which puts you above them and turns their disagreement into “resistance.” It’s unfalsifiable. Any tool that works didn’t fix the real problem; anyone who pushes back isn’t ready yet. You’ve built a position where you can’t be wrong and everyone else needs help.

Do you actually want people to solve their problems, or do you just want to talk down to them and feel bigger? Ask yourself who really has the problem here.

[DANmode]

> Here’s what you’re actually doing: reframing an ordinary struggle as a pathology someone’s in denial about

Is being wildly overweight also an insurmountable problem that I should not talk about?

Ordinary struggles are often unnecessary, and fixable - yes.

> Ask yourself who really has the problem here.

I’m gonna say - with 100% certainty: the people complaining they can’t stop bringing social media with them to the bathroom.

If what I’ve said is upsetting, put your phone down and look into the mirror.

(Vouched your comment to reply.)

[DANmode]

> Yes you can.

I mean, go ahead and tell the user how to fix their problem with software.

They’re the perfect way to prove your point.