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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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[–] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lately I've been more conscious of my decisions to watch trash on you tube. You watch a few traffic cam videos and pretty soon that's half your feed. So I'm finding myself thinking twice before clicking.

Shorts I mostly avoid because I feel that feature is toxic clickbait.

[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

I had to get YouTube revanced to disable the shorts player for me, and then had to disable notifications. It's a place of no return.