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Comment This is the actual main reason (Score 1) 152

This is the actual main reason I don't go to the movies anymore; it's not because there aren't movies I want to see, or because of the ticket prices -- it is because I am force-fed around a half hour solid of ads, which largely have zero relevance to me whatsoever. I am literally paying to see ads, by going there.

Comment Missing Categories (Score 1) 137

There needs to be other categories than just these two.. For example, I use it for creativity purposes, such as to come up with a silly story to read for fun. This use doesn't fall into either of those categories; it doesn't require relying on untrustworthy reasoning for a solution -- it's just a silly story to read, akin to Asimov's "Someday" story bot.

Comment Easiest Appeal Ever (Score 1) 54

It is impossible to prove social media is addictive, without first ruling out that a person had a pre-existing failure to self-inhibit dangerous practices, which social media is not responsible for regulating. If this is not ruled out first, you're blaming the gun for shooting, rather than the shooter for pulling the trigger.

Comment Re:Dumb precedent. Addiction is on the user. (Score 0) 113

Society is not the governor of science. To become addicted, a chemical from outside of you must enter you, that causes the addiction. No chemical enters you via social media. You already have all of the chemicals, and your own actions cause the release of them. A society cannot officiate whether that is true.

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