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(DIR) Post #B1tZ7DoTjZcsiSwX2G by jesseplusplus@mastodon.social
2026-01-02T22:21:22Z
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Unpopular opinion: you don't need more willpower. You need better designed apps.New blog post about the problems with digital detoxes: https://frequency.leaflet.pub/3mbezkaxwhk27
(DIR) Post #B1tZ7ExNTyL4GM79Xs by jesseplusplus@mastodon.social
2026-01-02T22:22:06Z
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So many of us feel addicted to the endless doomscrolling we seem to get sucked into and want to find ways to be more disciplined about our screen time in the next year. A popular resolution each new year is to do a "digital detox"... https://frequency.leaflet.pub/3mbezkaxwhk27/l-quote/1_0-1_230#1_0
(DIR) Post #B1tZ7GIgUEyaQj5gOW by jesseplusplus@mastodon.social
2026-01-02T22:23:31Z
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The issue with digital detoxes is that it puts the blame on us - it suggests that the issue is just that we have insufficient willpower and we could put our phones down at any time if we really wanted to.This completely ignores the deliberatively manipulative design of the apps we open again and again compulsivelyhttps://frequency.leaflet.pub/3mbezkaxwhk27/l-quote/5_0-5_316#5_0
(DIR) Post #B1tZ7LGk0tOPq9DhYm by jesseplusplus@mastodon.social
2026-01-02T22:23:57Z
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There are literally 1000s of engineers, product managers, and behavioral researchers whose job it is to design the apps we use to be as addictive as possible !!https://frequency.leaflet.pub/3mbezkaxwhk27/l-quote/6_0-6_158#6_0
(DIR) Post #B1tZ7QQqojRzqwzLVo by jesseplusplus@mastodon.social
2026-01-02T22:24:24Z
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But this begs the question: if the apps we use every day to keep in touch with our friends and family were designed with the goals of connection and healthy communication in mind, would we [...] need to take a break from them in the first place?https://frequency.leaflet.pub/3mbezkaxwhk27/l-quote/7_0-7_338#7_0