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Reminded me of this long but worth it piece: http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/6/8544303/casino-slot-machine-gambling-addiction-psychology-mobile-games http://www

by lalos 11y ago

Reminded me of this long but worth it piece: http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/6/8544303/casino-slot-machine-gambling-addiction-psychology-mobile-games http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/6/8544303/casino-slot-machine... "I can’t tell you how often I’ve been approached since the publication of my book by Silicon Valley types who say things like, ‘Wow, the gambling industry really seems to have a handle on this attention retention problem that we’re all facing,'" Schüll told me. "'Will you come tell our designers how to do a better job?’"

PhasmaFelis 11y ago
A friend of mine was doing a business internship; someone mentioned hiring "a Chinese sweatshop" to make their product. He laughed, but they weren't joking. They're jolting, those moments when you realize you've been talking to someone who acts just like a normal human being but is totally disconnected from basic human empathy.
- Dr_tldr 11y ago
  They exist, they don't offer good working conditions, but chances are that the majority of the items in your home and almost all the clothes you wear were made under similar conditions. I don't see any empathy being expressed by someone who's complicit in a (mostly) bad thing but then denounces and dehumanizes anyone who openly acknowledges it. I think you're confusing 'empathy' with 'virtue signaling.'