It’s interesting because the (in my opinion valid) comments of “but I have friends and family that I can only contact through Facebook” also somewhat translate to that analogy. It’s not uncommon to hear stories of people who quit drinking for example and soon after lose all their friends because their friendship really only existed in contexts where alcohol is present (maybe even mandatory to some extent).
> It’s not uncommon to hear stories of people who quit drinking for example and soon after
lose all their friends
And (crucially) then go back to drinking.
Human attachment patterns are a primary factor in dependency
problems. Addicts get into groups who mutually support each other's
habit. Leaving the drug means leaving the only group who "understand"
you. It's the same for cults. There's a chapter on this in Digital
Vegan. Social media companies shamelessly and aggressively leverage
that psychology.
