I got an ad before the video, ffs. My day is ruined.

True. It can be hard to moderate consumption without a fully disciplined prefrontal cortex.

How do we measure the extent to which addiction to an opiod is the addict’s fault vs the manufacturer & marketers of said opiod?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

I’m sure we should have a name for the phenomenon of how consuming shortform videos (at the frequency and volume as platforms like tiktok or instagram want us to) affects how our brain decides to process info in all other facets of our life.

Idk, like, Doomscrolling Brain sounds like a fad because, imo, not everyone uses the word doomscrolling. Tiktok is pretty much the face of endless scrolling short form vids, and everybody knows what it is. Calling it tiktok brain also puts the onus on the platform subconsciously affecting how we consume information anywhere else.

They still think they own the printer after you buy it. “No, you’re not allowed to buy other ink that’s worked for you for so long. Only buy ours:” https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/11/23635168/hp-printer-update-brick-third-party-ink-dynamic-security