Social Media Addiction

It's addictive. Many users don't uninstall because they are addicted, and the social media companies exploit this for profit.

Wouldn't any addiction do this? I think the better argument to make would be that Facebook is addictive.

I'm not sure but I've noticed similar behaviours in others. I think it is due to the random reward of getting an item when you swipe a few times in the facebook app: people become absorbed in it the same way they become absorbed in gambling terminals, and crucially it is the same mechanism of reward.It might be worth considering what interventions people make with problem gamblers. I suspect if those interventions would work for people in your situation too.

>FB has abused our brain chemistry with addictive content. Their platform makes discussions more impulsive, passionate and careless not unlike any other addictive substance. People crave "the goods" ie browsing their bite sized feeds, and neglect the responsibility of actually learning about the news. Not unlike how if you're addicted to sugar/unhealthy foods you don't want your veggies.Is Facebook the bad guy here? Where is examination of the person doing the scro

Facebook is designed to be addictive and pervasive. Missing it does not mean you need it back in your life. Stay strong.

Facebook or twitter was addictive even before it had any ads on it. How is blocking ads going to change that? You can't change human nature.

Yes but now Facebook and similar social sites are a digital slot machine so users are addicted. They probably don't care about their image as much as when they were growing.Sadly, I think the only way to replace a digital drug is going to be with a less evil digital drug. It's quite hard to break those habits.

"Addicted" is negative value. Back when Facebook was not a never-ending feed, people would reach the end and go do something productive instead of spending all night on it.

Many people I know are simply addicted to the dopamine that IG and FB gives. It's designed this way. I struggle with it too sometimes but I deactivated my FB this week, still have IG. At least that one adds some value to my life.We will one day look back at social media like we did at cigarettes and soft drinks. The Internet is still developing, it's a shame most people I know simply accept 'this is the way it is' instead of doing something about it.

It shouldn't surprise us that Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Reddit are more widely addictive than alcohol. They are designed to be addictive, because it's good for business.