• PeriodicallyPedantic
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    21 hours ago

    No, I understood perfectly.
    Capitalism causes apps to be shitty
    But you don’t understand that capitalism isn’t the only reason that apps become shitty.

    And out comes the big “algorithm” Boogeyman, decried by people who don’t know what an algorithm is.

    You know why it’s easy to put down Lemmy? Because it does a horrifically shitty job at presenting you with new content that you’re actually interested in. That it. That’s the entire story. You’re less addicted because it’s less enjoyable. That is literally the entire thing.

    Lemmy has all the parts needed for the same experience: an infinitely scrolling list of bite sized content. The only difference is that there is way less content here, and there is no discovery (meaning it keeps you in your own self-defined echo chamber).
    Lemmy is a reddit clone, and if you’re gonna tell me that people aren’t addicted to reddit at similarly “dangerous” rates then I’ma full on call you a liar with my entire full chest.

    • laz@pawb.social
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      15 hours ago

      I understand your point. I don’t agree, but I see what you are getting at.

      Addiction and enjoyment are not the same though. The millions of league of legends players are evidence enough of that 🤣

      Either way, each to their own. I shall leave you to enjoy something you enjoy, but I still believe it is evil.