The Invisible Hand on Your Feed
Every time you open an app, you’re not choosing what to see. The algorithm is. It decides what you laugh at, what you rage about, what you buy, and even how you think. The scary part? It knows you better than you know yourself.
The algorithm isn’t neutral. It’s designed to keep you hooked. And the easiest way to keep you hooked? Make you weak.
Weak Minds, Strong Profits
The algorithm serves you outrage because outrage keeps you scrolling. It feeds you half-truths because confusion keeps you engaged. It bombards you with junk food ads because weak bodies buy more products.
As computer scientist Jaron Lanier once said: “We cannot have a society in which, if two people wish to communicate, the only way that can happen is if it’s financed by a third person who wishes to manipulate them.” That’s the scroll economy in a single sentence.
Attention Hijacked
The longer you scroll, the more ads you see. The more ads you see, the more money platforms make. And so, the algorithm optimizes not for your strength, but for your surrender.
And here’s the sinister truth: when you outsource focus to the algorithm, you lose the ability to direct your own life. Your goals get replaced by whatever trend is trending.
The Cost of Surrender
A mind hijacked by the feed is a mind that can’t resist. You’re less likely to eat clean, less likely to train hard, less likely to fight for your own future. Weakness isn’t just a side effect, it’s the goal.
That’s why the algorithm is dangerous. Not because it shows you silly dances, but because it erodes your ability to think and act independently.
Rebel Solutions
Taking your focus back means breaking the contract. You don’t work for the algorithm, your mind works for you.
Audit Your Feed. Follow fewer accounts. Cut out the noise. Curate for growth, not weakness.
Delete the Poison. If an app hijacks your sleep, your focus, or your peace, delete it. Freedom is more valuable than FOMO.
Replace the Hits. Trade mindless scrolling for long-form content, podcasts, or books that actually build you.
Go Analog. Keep a notebook, not just a Notes app. Train your brain to think without dopamine prompts.
The Rebel Advantage
Here’s the LEJHIT truth: the algorithm wants you weak. That’s its business model. But when you unplug, when you focus, when you reclaim your mind, you become dangerous.
Because strength doesn’t come from the feed. It comes from the focus you build when you stop letting machines think for you.