[pcardoso]

Short videos, stories, etc. I refuse getting addicted to them. Terrifying watching everyone around me consuming the stuff like we are in a crack house.

[clusterhacks]

I never looked at short videos and couldn't understand how my friends and family would open their phones given even a minute of quiet time for these things. I viewed some Youtube shorts (maybe the least effective short video provider in terms of content and the recommendation algorithm?) and was shocked at how easy it was to burn time looking at crap. The experience really opened my eyes about how a person can be pulled into endless viewing.

I think the crack house comparison is entirely appropriate. The brain is weird . . .

[d3Xt3r]

To add to that: vertical videos in general. Especially when they're picked up by news sites or mainstream media and then displayed with blurred bars on the sides.

[satvikpendem]

You'd get addicted to short stories?

[ifh-hn]

I don't know if you've got kids, but they're like crack cocaine for young people.

[pcardoso]

Stories as in Instagram Stories, Youtube Shorts, whatever they are called in all platforms. Short video or video-like content.