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Beyond the Digital Detox - frequency social

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Curated: 04/01/2026 from frequency.leaflet.pub/3mbezkaxwhk27

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"A popular resolution each new year is to do a "digital detox"... But studies are mixed on the benefits... [the very idea] puts the blame on us ... that we have insufficient willpower and we could put our phones down at any time if we really wanted to. This completely ignores the deliberatively manipulative design of the apps ... There are literally 1000s of engineers, product managers, and behavioral researchers whose job it is to design the apps we use to be as addictive as possible... feeding you endless junk food entertainment or ragebait will keep you using the app more and more, so they tweak their algorithms".

So what if we didnt need to be detoxed? What if "the apps we use every day... were designed with the goals of connection and healthy communication?... We shouldn't need to develop cumbersome behavioral hacks to feel in control of our digital lives."

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