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Erik Cason
@erikcason
I’m the kinda of person that struggles a bit with addiction.

I have to wonder how much that contributes to me using garbage content generation machines like Xitter, but also all the other hateful, abusive, exploitative shit that finds me on the internet?

How many real people have I watched die because that shit came up on my feed? How many exploited people have literally prostituted themselves through the feed? How many addictive foods and substances have been pushed towards me?

I hate that we currently live in a world where this aspect of who I am is something this system actively seeks out and exploits. It’s all so dark and hateful.

However, I’m excited for when I’ll have my own personal AI agent that I personally and truly control, that will shield me from a lot of this bullshit, and really protect me from much of the garbage and free crack-hits that are the content eyeball hooks that have you doom scrolling at 3am.

I will happily spit on the grave of this shithole system of corporate exploitation that is the current architecture of the industrial internet.
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satstacker · 2w
Hwak Tuah
hawaiisatoshi · 2w
Freedom of thinking for yourself is bliss ✨🫡🗽
antals.13%⚡🔑☦️ · 2w
Build it mate, prices goin up. Im on it
Dr. Bitcoin, MD · 2w
The story of humanity, on the long arc of history, is all about various forms of murder, theft and slavery. And you are right to recognize one modern form of slavery through the hijacking of your dopamine centers / most basic human primitive brainstem reactions/behaviors.
KrP · 2w
You got this 💪🏻
BitcoinJujitsu · 2w
I've found YouTube clients like NewTube and Pipepipe cut back on the BS. You can subscribe to your favorite channels, but it blocks ads and won't promote BS. It won't suggest anything
MBE · 2w
https://youtu.be/Ng7Y0phq0Ls
Jake Woodhouse · 2w
It’s intense at times Sending good vibes Erik Seeing the problem in the first instance, in any scenario, is half the problem
bartholomeus · 2w
You'll own no X, and be happier
Ro₿it · 2w
Algorithms that control us // Agents that protect us Add Drake meme
MNicolas_OK · 2w
Healthy mental health is essential in this world we have to live in, good luck my friend 🙏
Brisket · 2w
Man, I don't think you're that special. I think everyone has a vice, something used to cope with the pain of physical reality. These vices vary in their compulsiveness & destructive nature. Some may not even consider them vices, eg exercise, romance novels, cigarettes, cannabis, alcohol, caffeine,...
papaslag · 2w
Yo I am very prone to getting hooked on high dopamine activities- which sounds like an obvious statement, but they really re-align my priorities to unhealthy levels. If there’s anyone who’s played Diablo3, I was so addicted to this damn game that when I would sleep, I would hear/see the legenda...
Achilles · 2w
You are not the penguin. The mountain is you.
Hard Money Herald · 2w
This is an underexplored connection. Addictive design patterns are not accidental — they are the product of specific incentive structures. Social media companies optimize for engagement because engagement drives ad revenue. The most engaging content is outrage, conflict, and shock. The structural...