The latest articles on DEV Community by Parth (@parth_454aa897e20b76070cd). https://dev.to/parth_454aa897e20b76070cd https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3996673%2F373d97fc-e2e3-4568-92e6-df16fb38b5fc.png https://dev.to/parth_454aa897e20b76070cd en Parth Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:24:03 +0000 https://dev.to/parth_454aa897e20b76070cd/second-post-4mib https://dev.to/parth_454aa897e20b76070cd/second-post-4mib <p>I've been thinking about why the internet feels so exhausting lately.</p> <p>It's not the content. It's the architecture.</p> <p>Every major platform you use today was, at some point, actually good. Twitter was chaotic and alive. Facebook connected you to people you actually knew. YouTube surfaced things you actually wanted to watch. Reddit felt like stumbling into a community that got you.</p> <p>Then, slowly, invisibly — the feed turned on you.</p> <p>The algorithm stopped asking "what does this person want to see?" and started asking "what keeps this person scrolling?" Those are not the same question. One is service. The other is extraction.</p> architecture product socialmedia Parth Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:23:39 +0000 https://dev.to/parth_454aa897e20b76070cd/feed-is-not-your-friend-4c7g https://dev.to/parth_454aa897e20b76070cd/feed-is-not-your-friend-4c7g <p>I've been thinking about why the internet feels so exhausting lately.</p> <p>It's not the content. It's the architecture.</p> <p>Every major platform you use today was, at some point, actually good. Twitter was chaotic and alive. Facebook connected you to people you actually knew. YouTube surfaced things you actually wanted to watch. Reddit felt like stumbling into a community that got you.</p> <p>Then, slowly, invisibly — the feed turned on you.</p> <p>The algorithm stopped asking "what does this person want to see?" and started asking "what keeps this person scrolling?" Those are not the same question. One is service. The other is extraction.</p> product psychology socialmedia