Researchers at Penn State and Jinan University discovered that excessive use of social media for COVID-19 health information is related to both depression and secondary trauma.
They say putting a phone into black and white mode can make it a lot less addictive because it’s no longer as flashy, which is part of what triggers dopamine response. Maybe we can apply a similar concept to Lemmy with a mode that gets rid of images and makes the UI less sleek?
They say putting a phone into black and white mode can make it a lot less addictive because it’s no longer as flashy, which is part of what triggers dopamine response. Maybe we can apply a similar concept to Lemmy with a mode that gets rid of images and makes the UI less sleek?