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Re: Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass

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Post by acyou »

Aurornis wrote: post #149
CincinnatiMan wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love the irony here. Going outside into “real life” to find pictures to post on a site that keeps people inside.

From what I’ve seen, Instagram is better at motivating young people to go outside and do things than video games were in the 90s or even today. With Instagram they see their friends doing things and it’s a reminder that going outside and/or spending time with friends is fun. There’s a lot of pearl clutching about people getting jealous about other people’s vacation pictures, but on the whole the active Instagram user…

Is this still true though? My gut feeling is that most Instagram users are now passive, meaning they doomscroll and never post while lying in bed in their parents basement while their 20s sail by.

Not so much a stereotype as a reflection of the real people I know.

I think we used to see much more content from friends, I think the feed is now mostly content creators/ads/tiktokified, no?

Re: Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass

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Post by allears »

Obviously for urbanites only. Here in Northern California, grass is a conspicuous waste of water, and is slowly going out of favor and being replaced by native xerophilic plants. Our neighbor has a lawn, but we've got wood chips and native shrubs instead.

If we all acknowledge that nature is an antidote to anxiety, why not consider moving out of the city?

Re: Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass

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Post by lou1306 »

acyou wrote: post #152
Aurornis wrote: post #149

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From what I’ve seen, Instagram is better at motivating young people to go outside and do things than video games were in the 90s or even today. With Instagram they see their friends doing things and it’s a reminder that going outside and/or spending time with friends is fun. There’s a lot of pearl clutching about people getting jealous about other people’s vacation pictures, but on the whole the active Instagram user…

Is this still true though? My gut feeling is that most Instagram users are now passive, meaning they doomscroll and never post while lying in bed in their parents basement while their 20s sail by. Not so much a stereotype as a reflection of the real people I know. I think we used to see much more content from friends, I think the feed is now mostly content creators/ads/tiktokified, no?

You do have power onto your own feed (well, limited power). I snooze suggestions every month and follow basically zero content creators: I'd say 90% of my followees are people I've met irl. If I want to doomscroll and feel awful, the Explore/Reels tabs are more than enough.
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