Comment by inkyoto
1 month ago
My IG notifications are disabled in perpetuity precisely for that reason, even if it has come at a cost of not receiving IM arrival notifications from a couple of friends who message me exclusively via IG (another enigma – why, as both have my contact details on proper messaging platforms).
Frankly, hundreds of daily notifications is the reality we can't change, and the question is: why do people choose to succumb to the misery of it rather than availing themselves of the proper implements so readily at their disposal?
My armchair explanation is that people can’t cope with being bored. All those notifications are little bits of dopamine hits each time they arrive. It’s not even FOMO, just waiting for something that may be interesting.