Rec | CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE GAMIFICATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA APPS??

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Can we talk about the gamification of social media apps??

i mean why does reddit have achievements for scrolling for a million banana lengths? or having basically a snapchat streak? and i heard tiktok has gems or something?? the advocates for doomscrolling are really outdoing shit with tactics like this, i'm scared

@loopsie

Dec 4, 2024

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