[Boudica]

I've never really understood or really felt the FOMO thing with social media, although I was an avid user in my teens. I use it now in a more "professional" capacity for networking with artists. However, the addictiveness is very true. Those algorithms and the way the notifications are geared up are entirely designed to keep you hooked to the platform, searching for more content. I just wish kids in school (and all the 30-50 year olds on facebook etc) would pay attention and watch those documentaries about how those algorithms work and maybe adapt some of their behaviours.

I believe Facebook was willingly marketed toward children because of its addictiveness and to be used as a platform for advertisement. A free product is cool, a free digital pathway to connectedness is even better. But certain social networks are aimed at children (TikTok) and they know it. Why would anybody willingly sacrifice their security and personal data to be able to talk to family or friends? It seems like a compromise of privacy for openness and that doesn't make sense. It makes even less sense after all this has come out about Facebook's knowledge of their marketing and propaganda FUD. People still cling to it.

I think some people aren't willing to change their social media behaviours and write any breaking news on the subject as an "overreaction". They convince themselves "it's fine, it doesn't hurt me so I don't care".