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We are in one giant tech-accelerated feedback loop, which exploits human attention. The limbic system is fastest, so fear, provocation, hatred, outrage, etc. drive clicks. The news media exploits this. Social media exploits this. Politicians play exclusively to their base and exploit this by tossing them red meat in the form of vice signaling.<p>It&#x27;s all just human attention harvesting, with zero concern for the psychological cost.<p>Social media makes me feel bad, especially when I start my day with it. I will never touch TikTok because I think it&#x27;s cancer for the human attention span. I deleted my Facebook a long time ago and never looked back. I don&#x27;t give a shit about Instagram. I wish I didn&#x27;t use Reddit, but am finding it increasingly cynical and tiresome.<p>May the gods have mercy on our souls if we ever train an LLM on toxic Twitter and Reddit comments and it becomes superintelligent.