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It’s good to have a definition in place before a discussion.

People with addiction use substances or engage in behaviors that become compulsive and often continue despite harmful consequences.

This is from the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

You can do your own test if this matches watching short videos extensively.

https://www.asam.org/quality-care/definition-of-addiction



IMO we are way past beyond the point where these definitions are necessary. The consensus is that social media sites are objectively mentally harmful




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