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A new wave of social media apps provide hope in a doomscrolling world

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"The platforms that won were the ones that kept people scrolling the longest, not the ones that made them feel the most connected,”  Zehra Naqvi told TechCrunch. “Now there is an abundance of content but a scarcity of joy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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