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The Hacker News comment section shows a divide between the personal-responsibility camp and the structural camp over digital minimalism: the personal camp emphasizes self-management and habit design, while the structural camp holds that designs such as platform algorithmic recommendations, infinite scrolling and notification mechanisms mean individual willpower is not an equal means of resistance.
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10/31/2026
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