Comment by sodapopcan

18 hours ago

I feel justified turning this around on you and asking what is good about it? It's disposable media. In and out of brain in seconds. There are any number of better ways to waste time let alone ones that don't show you ads.

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SpecialistK  18 hours ago

Better ways to waste time.

If I'm on the toilet not having a fun time, pardon me for wanting to see some cat videos instead of solving a Rubik's Cube, I guess?

  • sodapopcan  17 hours ago

    You're pardoned, but I have much more fond memories of magazine baskets in bathrooms. Today you should at least have a Switch in there ;)

    But also, of course people aren't just using these apps in the bathroom, they are using them everywhere. If they didn't exist, you wouldn't miss scrolling the bathroom.

    • SpecialistK  17 hours ago

      The Economist app and Inoreader are higher on my front page than Instagram is, so I am being slightly tongue in cheek.

      But I do maintain that there is a place for mindless time killing. Life is stressful, I'm constantly switching between different projects and responsibilities, and a few minutes of mindless scrolling is nice.

      But it is very addicting and can very easily vacuum up many hours of time I can't get back.

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