That said, maybe the differences comes down to: are we being drawn in through manipulation to post beyond what we otherwise would have wanted to, for the benefit of others? To an extent, this is what karma is.
Bingo, and I checked hacker news at least 10 times more than I would have just to see how many points I got for the above comment. I also spent way too much time carefully constructing the comment. 13 points, which is more than most of my recent comments.
Now, who's fault is it for being drawn in more than I want to be? I take responsibility for it and also agnolage my weaknesses for distraction. Maybe you could equate social media to a liquor store. Fulfilling a demand, serving the community, and also praying on and enabling it, in a bad way.
Most of the time I'm distracted by social media, I would be better served by sleeping.
That said, maybe the differences comes down to: are we being drawn in through manipulation to post beyond what we otherwise would have wanted to, for the benefit of others? To an extent, this is what karma is.