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		Hitton on May 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Taking a break from social media makes you happier... If it's not pleasant, why do you return there?

noufalibrahim on May 17, 2022 [–]

Something akin to FOMO. I feel "out of touch". I don't like it 100% but there are some benefits to it. The platform itself doesn't encourage the beneficial behaviours though. It just tries to get you hooked.

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