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[–] yuki2501@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

youtube shorts. A friend described them as a "time vampire".

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Leilys@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago

I click on titles I find interesting, but I'm personally not a scroller. But I have friends that do go down that rabbit hole for large chunks of time at a time.

Short form content can be scarily addicting.

[–] TrustingZebra@lemmy.one 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So many people boast about not using TikTok. Then waste comparable amounts of time on YouTube/FB/Instagram Shorts.

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well at least your data is not going to the Chinese governments.

[–] HaggierRapscallier@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

at least

m8, the alternative is worse. Have you forgotten about cambride analytica? Or even the recent abortion case?

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't say worse, but yeah also bad