The topic covered in the article that I found most compelling was the concept that certain changes made to social media can cause it to become more or less addictive, as I can immediately think of an example of each of these instances. I remember when Snapchat first updated their app to include interactive filters. Everybody at my high school couldn’t put their phones down, as it was hard to resist playing around with these fun filters. I can admit that this update with filters made the app a lot more addictive than it was before, as I still use these filters just as frequently today. On the other hand, I became less “addicted” to Twitter after they updated their app and took away the “Activity” page, where you could see what those you follow are doing, such as who they follow or what tweets they “favorite.” This update made it harder to find new accounts to follow and discover funny tweets.

I also found Harris’ social media tracking software very interesting as well, as it would lead to new findings about our excessive usage. Personally, I wouldn’t download a software like this, probably because the results would scare me and I would be in denial about how much I actually use my phone/social media. If somebody was to use Harris’ software, I think it would be beneficial to discover which forms of social media they use the most, and for how long. This would allow them to cut their time spent on social media and learn how to use it more efficiently.