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Thought that’s been lurking in my subconscious for a few months now. While there is merit to the “addictive social media UX” campaign/program of and others, there is also a danger that it might inadvertently trigger the digital equivalent to the war on drugs 1/2
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Just because some deliberately pursue dark pattern addictive design doesn’t mean they’re solely or even primarily responsible. Vultures eat carrion. The enabling factor is alienation/isolation. Cf Cat Person. That will manifest *no matter how well-intentioned the design* 2/2
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No, history doesn’t repeat itself. At best it rhymes. Classical leftism is intellectually bankrupt for dealing with this go round. I actually think a round of religious movements will appear. That is a more robust response.
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I wouldn’t be as quick to lay all the blame for what has and hasn’t worked on the left, tho it’s true it hasn’t come up with sufficient response to capitalism and imperialism. But moving on, does that mean the Enlightenment is over?
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