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Pluralistic: Why Millenials aren’t leaving Tiktok (21 Mar 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow (pluralistic.net)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/aboringdystopia

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“It's the same reason that Boomers can’t leave Facebook.”

“The people who are stranded on social media platforms shouldn’t be mistaken for uncool, aging technophobes. They’re not stubborn, they’re stranded. Like the elders who can’t afford to leave a dying town after the factory shuts down and the young people move away, these people are locked in. They need help evacuating – a place to go and a path to get there.”

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

They aren't "stranded", they're addicted to or rather emotionally reliant on these platforms. It is a choice, you can pull the plug. There's a world out there.

[–] treeko 2 points 9 months ago

Pick one. It’s either an addiction OR a choice

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