Your Feed is a Fridge: Stop Eating Digital Junk Food
Why Your Feed Feels Like a Vending Machine Ever found yourself mindlessly reaching for a snack from a vending machine, knowing full well it's not the healthiest option? Many of us treat our digital feeds in a similar way. Engineered for compulsive use, social media algorithms prioritize content that fuels engagement—often at the cost of our well-being. These algorithms, skilled in the art of digital persuasion, aren't designed to prioritize your happiness or mental health but rather to keep you scrolling indefinitely. Within this digital vending machine, it's easy to consume the digital equivalent of 'empty calories'—outrage bait, envy-inducing comparison traps, and relentless influencer marketing. Like junk food, they provide an immediate, fleeting spike in engagement, but similar to a sugar crash, they leave us feeling empty, dissatisfied, or worse, agitated and anxious. This analogy isn't just a poetic comparison; it's a reflection of the psychologica...