'Our consciousness is under siege': On chatbots, social media and mental freedom
billybuckwheat
12 points
2 comments
March 05, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
jkuli
The author says they want freedom, but demands restrictions. They can't just make their own decision, they need to live everyone else's life too. This is part of a sustained attack on all internet users. They give multiple rationales. Thousands of similar articles amount to brainwashing. The public is inundated with a false reality. People like this claim to be injured by infinite scrolling, there is no way to have a consistent standard with claims that are so frivolous. I expect a pile of down votes... my account is already tanked for similar reason. More manipulation of social media by people who claim to abhor it.
ducktastic
I mean, everyone has a choice where to put their att/int-ention. It takes a lot of boundary-setting to not get overwhelmed