[devttyeu]

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[stavros]

That's only the case if you think that humans have some higher purpose than distracting themselves, though, which may not be the case for everyone.

[femiagbabiaka]

Nit: Genocide isn't about numbers. And watching reels isn't dying, at least not in any other sense than an existential one.

[devttyeu]

Maybe that's about the wasted human potential that's depressing. Other than that, this analogy only makes sense when framed in terms of some philosophy - i.e. if you are "long-term utilitarian" I don't think it's correct to look at massive consumption of brainrot favorably, even though individual experiences are technically kinda pleasurable.

[charcircuit]

Entertainment being "deep" doesn't make it any less of a "waste" of time.