Chewtoys aren't limited to people. They are also Internet hangouts. Unwittingly, we do it to ourselves, when we find comfort in like-minded dopamine feeds in online circles. The algorithmic bulletin board style of commenting and news posting with thumbing up likable comments (and down voting unpopular ones), even outside of the mainstream, is a problem. All Internet bulletin boards are built on this polarizing system and, therefore, inherently become do-nothing chewtoys. At best - news aggregation. At worst - a self-inflicted sticky trap.
Chewtoys aren't limited to people. They are also Internet hangouts. Unwittingly, we do it to ourselves, when we find comfort in like-minded dopamine feeds in online circles. The algorithmic bulletin board style of commenting and news posting with thumbing up likable comments (and down voting unpopular ones), even outside of the mainstream, is a problem. All Internet bulletin boards are built on this polarizing system and, therefore, inherently become do-nothing chewtoys. At best - news aggregation. At worst - a self-inflicted sticky trap.