• cmrn@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I feel like we’re at the age of the internet where a strong minority (see: Lemmy users) care deeply about all the ugly exploitative and anti-consumer nature of big tech, but the vast majority of the population just… doesn’t care… and shrugs off (and enables) the continual downward spiral.

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      4 months ago

      The vast majority has learned helplessness and submissiveness. It’s not that they don’t care, they’ve just been beaten down over time.

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        4 months ago

        I’ve seen it. It’s almost like a form of ADHD training. Make sure the person’s attention is never on something for too long, and make sure the attention snaps to whatever ad pops up.