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What about HN (Reddit and like)? May sound funndy, but there are the also reward mechanisms at play when we visit these sites, and they can be affecting work/private life negatively as well.


Yeah, I feel like a lot of people here are confused by the notion of Facebook addiction because they don't personally find the content on Facebook particularly engaging. I certainly don't, but I have experienced the same time sink addiction on reddit and HN.


HN at least has relevant and educational content, much more so than the stream-of-minions-memes-and-baby-pictures that is Facebook.


At least you think it's educational...

It depends on how you consume it. Often, very often, it's only infotainment.




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