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by stevenhuang 44 days ago
> this is a social problem.

A society is made up of individuals.

OP is right. One does what they can first.

> Just like how saying "well don't use social media!" doesn't work

Sometimes the answer really is that simple.
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fl4regun 43 days ago
Sure, if we just ignore network effects and feedback loops and applications being designed to psychologically make themselves addictive as possible. Social media addiction will definitely just fix itself if we just tell people to, except this hasn't worked has it?
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stevenhuang 43 days ago
A society changes when enough individuals change. Network effects themselves change when enough individuals change.

This effect is exactly reciprocal--feedback loops as you say--so I'm not sure what is so difficult to understand.

Be the first cause.

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