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by _the_inflator 18 days ago
Hm, I use Facebook twice a year, to thank folks for my b-day greetings and for checking my account. Some with Insta.

I am not the least addicted to it. I suspended TikTok, because it is of low value.

YouTube is useful - only with the subscription to get rid of all the ads.

Sorry, addictive design is once again another strawman. No one forces you to use these crappy apps. Same with the iPhone.

Need free time? iPhone will serve you. All Icons colorless? iPhone!

Excuses, excuses, excuses.

There is a problem, if you see people being sucked into their smartphones - however, you cannot have one without the other. Many public services require a smartphone. Where is the alternative?

It is human nature, that's all. Fighting Facebook is so low, absolutely low.

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Replace "Facebook" with "heroin" in your argument and see how ridiculous you sound.
Doing heroin twice a year doesn't sound that bad