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I suspect it's because they can't focus on text - their devices have 2000 notifications distracting them. Video is more easily engaging, they're less likely to switch away.



I daresay thee average user would be a lot better off if they disabled all but a very small handful of notifications.


The average user likely does not know, that even the option exists.


It's getting better. Apple's summarizing multiple notifications coming in 18.1 (you can try this in the beta today) and only highlighting "important" notifications by default. I haven't seen any evidence of them abusing this, either.




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