Been thinking about this a good bit recently...
The way that social media platforms and algorithms work is so scarily reminiscent of the dirty ugly tactics used by the tobacco industry to keep people hooked on their deadly cancer sticks.
Just think about it: the way that constant consumption of short-form content rewires the brain is eerily similar to how nicotine works.
#rant
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2026-10-22 02:20:17 UTC
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