Facebook Finally Figured Out How to Addict Me

12 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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This content was created by TJ Walker. This content was uploaded by TJ Walker. This is a YouTube video titled "Facebook Finally Figured Out How to Addict Me" (created/edited 2026-08-12) featuring TJ Walker delivering a first-person commentary about social media addiction. In the excerpt Walker reflects on how algorithmic content has disconnected him from real-life family events, criticizes pop-culture “dross,” cites Mark Zuckerberg’s success from optimizing engagement, and admits he may be addicted to the platform.

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I mean, here's the sad reality. I mean, when I look at my extended family in the last 10 years, a third of them could have died, a third of them could have gotten divorced, a third of them could have had kids. I wouldn't know because I don't see any of their stuff anymore. All I see is pop culture dross, just the stuff about Gilligan's Island surviving members, But now I have to give it to them. They're giving me what I want. That's the big problem. And that's why Mark Zuckerberg is almost a trillionaire and I'm not and you're not. He figured out you keep at it, you keep giving them stuff, and eventually you're going to find what clicks and you become addicted. I'm sad to say I very well may be addicted. Are you? Ultimize.