BREAKTHECHAINS

The Problem

Algorithms optimized for grabbing our time are a problem. They lead to "ADHD-like" behavior, where we sink time into stuff we don't really care about — which obviously leads us to not committing enough to stuff we do care about (like friends, learning from valuable content, or meaningful work).

Our Philosophy

For many media sites like Facebook, we believe the best course of action is full withdrawal if possible, since the benefit-to-harm ratio is just usually really, really bad.

For others, like YouTube, we think that even in its current attention-sucking implementation, it provides too much value to skip entirely. But it would be awesome if it were easier to use YouTube for what our "rational self" wants — like learning new stuff, watching quality entertainment, and not falling into the "Cat Videos" or equivalent brain rot rabbit hole.

Our Solution

To enable this "easier" healthy use of YouTube (and in the future, possibly other addicting websites), we made 10 ChannelS. It acts as an interface that only shows you what you want to see, in a non-distractive manner:

• Only one video on the main page based on your preferences
• Daily time budget specification that filters your content
• Forced limit on channels you follow
• Stats of watched videos to stay aware