I actually think the Mindless Scroll is a wonderful coping tactic for getting some modicum of enjoyment out of life when you are far too exhausted to otherwise get any enjoyment out of life.
This isn't to say that corporate social media isn't designed like cigarettes to get people unhealthily addicted, but I think it is a conceptual mistake to think of the Mindless Scroll as inherently unhealthy like smoking cigarettes is.
The Mindless Scroll is a symptom not the disease.