Addictive Antibodies
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The world is becoming more addictive by design. Morally, the creators of these products have not caught up to the speed at which technology is progressing.
Hanlon's Razor can be applied here. They're not being malicious, it's more of a neglect of human nature and interactions. We just don’t have the past to lean towards in order to understand the second or third-order effects of a world driven by addiction.
Paul Graham says, we haven’t had time to develop societal antibodies to addictive new things.
The responsibility falls on us as individuals to figure out what we should avoid and then carry through with it. Developing your own antibodies to addiction is the easiest way to reduce the stimulation and ensure improved behaviors that lead to a better life lived.