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Infinite scroll is a loot box mechanic (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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You have to wade past a ton shit you'd never purposely look at, get side tracked along the way, and still never see everything you originally set out to see. It's a never ending loot box for content.

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[–] [S] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Right?

Stripped down to its core it's innocent enough. It's just the capacity for getting deep into the dopamine feedback loop that's worrisome. Meta's sites, Reddit, a ton of wannabe sites use it to its full potential. People can spend all day scrolling, brain fried, emotionally tapped out, and still feeling hungry and dissatisfied.

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