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Has anyone else noticed smartphones have got significantly more addictive recently (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago by flashgnash@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've noticed YouTube specifically has become more addictive, I never used to be one to sit and scroll for long durations before but I often catch myself spending way too long on shorts now

Even people or older generations seem to be getting sucked in nowadays

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[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The problem is that most people aren't aware that shorts / stories are made to be addictive.

If you keep pointing out to your friends and family how much time / battery they waste watching them they may start to take action though.

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I'm well aware how much time I'm wasting, I've got a screen time monitor setup and have even gone so far as writing my own script that takes me to youareanidiot.org if I try to open YouTube before 10am but it still didn't stop me for a good amount of time

I think I might've just about kicked it at this point but now I'm spending loads of time scrolling Lemmy and talking to strangers instead which I suppose is marginally better

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 1 points 11 months ago

I have the same problem with YouTube! Between work + school I don't have free time until 930/10, so I unwind watching documentaries on YouTube and it's 2-3am before I know it :(

I recently ordered an EReader and if books can't replace that YouTube urge I might have to go the same route as you and redirect myself after midnight.

I give myself a pass for Lemmy though. It's not sucking me in, rather I open the site specifically for news for sites that don't offer RSS feeds. (RSS helps a lot with eliminating the news -> distraction scenario)