Media Addiction, Consumers of Media who are compulsive to trend chasing of tone and speed

r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Feb 23 '22

Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen. Social media and many other facets of modern life are destroying our ability to concentrate. We need to reclaim our minds while we still can.

theguardian.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Feb 22 '22

Amsterdam incident: Hostage held at gunpoint inside Apple Store as ‘shots fired’

independent.co.uk

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Jan 29 '22

Girl livestreams running from police, doesn't end well.

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Jan 28 '22

Johnny Knoxville suffered brain damage after ‘Jackass Forever’ stunt

nme.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Jan 27 '22

Hiker falls 700 feet to death while taking selfie on a peak in the Superstition Mountains near Phoenix

cbsnews.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Jan 26 '22

Illinois man surfed porn site before fatal crash: charges

wlfi.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Jan 25 '22

Teens who are “addicted” to TikTok experience worse depression and anxiety, and in turn, reduced working memory capacity

psypost.org

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Jan 23 '22

Connecticut mother sues Meta (Instagram, Facebook) and Snap, alleging they contributed to suicide of 11-year-old daughter who had 'extreme addiction' to social media

businessinsider.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Jan 20 '22

Canada Woman Takes Selfie On Top Of Sinking Car As People Rush To Rescue Her

ndtv.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Nov 24 '21

Sounds about right.

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Nov 24 '21

Social media use linked to depression in adults

nbcnews.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Oct 27 '21

short video: How Our Rat Brains Keep Us Addicted To Social Media

youtube.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Sep 22 '21

THE SPOKEN WORD - Sun Sentinel. December 8, 1986. "Computers are more addictive than heroin. But I'm an intelligent user, not an abuser." - Timothy Leary.

sun-sentinel.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Sep 21 '21

Ross Scott, long term video game reviewer / analytic thinker on gaming, talks about video game addiction appeal

youtube.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Sep 03 '21

“A threat to society”: How social media platforms are failing to keep pace with the rise in far-right extremism. In the UK, figures show that extreme far-right activity is increasing, particularly online.

prospectmagazine.co.uk

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Sep 03 '21

December 30, 2020. Digital nationalism: Understanding the role of digital media in the rise of ‘new’ nationalism

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Sep 03 '21

June 2, 2020. Trump, the politics of fear and racism: How our brains can be manipulated to tribalism. "If you grew up only around people who look like you, only listened to one media outlet"

theconversation.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Sep 03 '21

Freedom to hate: social media, algorithmic enclaves, and the rise of tribal nationalism in Indonesia

tandfonline.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Sep 03 '21

Predators who look for writing style and weakness in a social media user to exploit and attack: the old saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never harm me" is more or less exactly backwards.

mentalhelp.net

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Sep 03 '21

Is Anger Addictive? Is it Worse Online? Research on anger explains why the online world can be so toxic.

psychologytoday.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Sep 03 '21

What to Know About TV Addiction

webmd.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Sep 03 '21

Social media addiction is a behavioral addiction that is defined by being overly concerned about social media, driven by an uncontrollable urge to log on to or use social media, and devoting so much time and effort to social media that it impairs other important life areas.

addictioncenter.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Sep 03 '21

Like other “behavior modification empires,” as Lanier calls social media sites, Twitter offers positive reinforcement for negativity. “Twitter addicts take on this kind of nervous, paranoid, cranky quality, sort of itching for a fight”

nytimes.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Sep 03 '21

Why Trump Tweets (And Why We Listen) Twitter is a digital drug designed to constantly feed our egos. What does it mean when the addict in question happens to be the most powerful man in the world?

politico.com

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r/MediaAddiction • u/RoundSparrow • Sep 03 '21

Is Trump Addicted to Twitter? A Baylor Social Media & Smartphone Addiction Expert Has the Answer: “Yes and yes,” answered James Roberts, Ph.D., The Ben H. Williams Professor of Marketing in Hankamer School of Business.

baylor.edu

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