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Social Media Architecture: Breaking the Addiction Loop
Why engagement-driven platforms shape our behavior and what it takes to build healthier tech
“It's not just one feature — it's a whole system designed to keep us engaged.” – Vardon Hamdiu
Key take aways
Platforms rely on engagement-driven algorithms, variable rewards, and behavioral patterns that are designed to keep users scrolling and interacting for longer.
When platforms optimize for engagement, they tend to amplify extreme, emotional, or polarizing content, influencing how we perceive reality and interact with others.
Younger generations understand how tech affects them, but knowledge alone is not enough. The real challenge is translating awareness into action and behavioral change.
Sparkable experiments with alternatives such as bridging algorithms and pro-social design to align technology with human and societal well-being.
While reflecting on our own habits matters, real change requires structural shifts in how platforms are built and what they optimize for.
Learn more about Vardon's and Sofiia's work:
If this episode made you rethink how social media is designed and how it shapes your behavior and those of others, share it with someone in your environment and join the conversation in the comments.
More episodes & shownotes: https://www.hello5050.world/podcast
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Hello5050World
Producing partner: Tess Marketing Consulting & Stephan Germann
https://www.tess-marketing.ch/ https://videopodcast.studio/
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By Lisa StähliWhy engagement-driven platforms shape our behavior and what it takes to build healthier tech
“It's not just one feature — it's a whole system designed to keep us engaged.” – Vardon Hamdiu
Key take aways
Platforms rely on engagement-driven algorithms, variable rewards, and behavioral patterns that are designed to keep users scrolling and interacting for longer.
When platforms optimize for engagement, they tend to amplify extreme, emotional, or polarizing content, influencing how we perceive reality and interact with others.
Younger generations understand how tech affects them, but knowledge alone is not enough. The real challenge is translating awareness into action and behavioral change.
Sparkable experiments with alternatives such as bridging algorithms and pro-social design to align technology with human and societal well-being.
While reflecting on our own habits matters, real change requires structural shifts in how platforms are built and what they optimize for.
Learn more about Vardon's and Sofiia's work:
If this episode made you rethink how social media is designed and how it shapes your behavior and those of others, share it with someone in your environment and join the conversation in the comments.
More episodes & shownotes: https://www.hello5050.world/podcast
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Hello5050World
Producing partner: Tess Marketing Consulting & Stephan Germann
https://www.tess-marketing.ch/ https://videopodcast.studio/