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Meta & YouTube on trial for social media addiction (lemmy.world)

submitted 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) by cannedtuna@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I disagree. You're addicted to anything you like enough. I know people that go out fishing every single week it's possible. I used to play table tennis in a weekly league and would never get sick of playing it. There was also a stretch of about three years where the only game I'd play if I had a chance to play videogames was league of legends. I had friends that played WoW every single day for years. Another friend will never shut up about hiking. It's all the same. All these are things you genuinely like. All could be viewed as an addiction. They're often one and the same.

I have around $500 worth of sharpening stones and strops for knives and straight razors. I sharpen people's knives for free. I hate seeing a dull knife and gave sharpened knives for over 30 years now.

Am I addicted, or is it a hobby?

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Another conflation you seem to be making is habit formation vs addiction. What you're describing in your own life does not sound like an addiction.

Addiction (synonymous with substance use disorder), as defined by the DSM-5, entails compulsive use, craving, and impaired control over drug taking in addition to physical dependence. ... Physical dependence is much more common than addiction. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366%2823%2900230-4/fulltext

[–] bampop@lemmy.world 1 points 23 minutes ago* (last edited 21 minutes ago)

I think the problem is how to separate those things, particularly in a legal sense. Social media could come under "compulsive use" but not physical dependence. But so could a lot of games and TV shows, insofar as they are trying to make you feel a strong urge to keep playing/watching which doesn't derive from providing value (better entertainment). There's so many products that use every trick they can to keep you consuming, should we legislate against them all? It would be nice to do something about all of that but using the law to do it can only lead to overreach.