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Gambling is bad because it wastes people's money. Short-form videos just waste people's time, the same as the hours of television that older generations spend watching every day but with more diversified propaganda.
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em-bee • yesterday at 10:01 PM
"just" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. people wasting time staring at screens is the prevalent problem of today. with TV it was not as bad because there was/is only one in a room so it becomes shared experience. phones are worse.
Pulcinella • yesterday at 10:02 PM
Go a little further. Think about "how." How do slot machines get people to waste their money for hours-on-end? How does TikTok use short-form video to get people to scroll for hours-on-end? What is the mechanism?
Almondsetat • yesterday at 10:08 PM
"just" waste people's time? their most valuable resource?
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At least you have to go a casino for gambling. Short form video wastes your entire life away.