There's nothing that breaks my doomscrolling trance faster than when the algorithm breaks out the gurus that say funny things like "personal brand", "optimising" or anything that...》

...makes it hard to figure out if they're talking about a person or a product. That's what usually jolts me out of it. I don't mind the posts about all sorts of dubious advice on all the topics known to man. That's to be expected on the internet. Everyone barfs out whatever the fuck they think and it's fine. But once the advice starts sounding like we're not talking about people anymore and everything is a brand, business and product, it just feels gross to hear/read...I mostly read. I don't watch reels unless they have subtitles. Turning the volume of my phone up from 0 seems like a crime against humanity. posted from my lamp.