Notes
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Some psychological addiction terms:
- FOMO: Fear of Missing Out.
- ATUS: Addiction to Useless Information.
- PROM: Pleasure of Receiving Messages.
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The existence of such terms shows that exists a psycho-emotional manipulation engineered into social media.
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Social media creates to users a sense of belonging and redefines their way of being.
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Anxiety, depression, loneliness, and addiction are problems caused by social media addiction.
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It's good for social media companies that the users spend much time as possible on their platforms.
- Most of the money these companies made is directly tied to the time users spend on their platforms.
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Swiping right, double-clicking to like a post, receiving likes, and others generate ephemeral dopamine bursts.
Questions
- How do you know if you're social media addicted?