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> Flipping through the circular loop of cable TV channels predates scrolling

And looping through radio channels was popular as well

There were just not enough channels back then

The addiction mechanism is known, it's the way it is exploited that is new

You didn't bring your TV on the way to work or at school, when driving, on holiday or waiting for your baby's birth.

> In addition, they share same emphasis on advertisements as a funding stream,

Radio used the same funding stream and still does

Newspapers and magazine do that as well

None of them tried to trick you into checking again and again, other than putting a pair of boobs on the cover

Having said that: that's why advertising on TV has been regulated many times to protect kids

We're not doing the same for social networks

Either we force social networks to act good, or we block kids from using them




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