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[โ€“] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 11 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Short-form videos, like many things in modern society (e.g. many video games) are essentially just a Skinner Box. You scroll, watch the video, get a hit of pleasure, and then the video automatically replays. That cues you to scroll. Repeat. It's easy to get stuck in that loop, especially if you already are struggling with executive dysfunction and can't find motivation/pleasure in ordinary activities.

[โ€“] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 points 59 minutes ago

I guess I just don't get the hit of pleasure from it. I feel like I'm just getting into whatever it is and then it blue-balls me.