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If an unaligned entity invests billions of dollars into an application which you use, where they benefit from wasting your time, and you haven’t at least done a cost-benefit analysis so that your usage minimizes your costs and maximizes your benefits—You are probably getting fucked over. Last summer, my friend Kurt Brown told me about Digital Minimalism. The modern world is mired in attention-sucking apps which compete to waste as much of your time as possible. The book’s remedy: stepping back from non-essential internet usage, so that you can evaluate what really matters to you. After a month has come and gone, you add back in those digital activities which are worth it to you.

Do a cost-benefit analysis of your technology usage - LessWrong 2.0 viewer Do a cost-benefit analysis of your technology usage TurnTrout 27 Mar 2022 23:09 UTC 206 points 53 comments 13 min read LW link Practical Social Media Self Improvement Self-Deception If an unaligned entity invests billions of dollars into an application which you use, where they benefit from wasting your time, and you haven’t at least done a cost-benefit analysis so that your usage minimizes your costs and maximizes your benefits— You are probably getting fucked over . Mistake: Motivatedly avoiding thinking about the iss

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