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

submitted 1 year 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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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I've noticed the recommendations suck now. It that's their attempt at sucking me in?

Idk I am pretty addicted, but it's like Netflix where I spend more time selecting than watching nowadays.

Kinda looking forward to Google making me fight for ad free YouTube. There is a 0% chance I will continue to use YouTube if there are any ads in my way. Even a stationary suggestion in my feed? Nope, fuck that. As soon as revanced is toast I'll leave YouTube like I did reddit.

But the recommendations are God awful now.