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I don't think the opioid comparison is valid. My litmus test would be: would someone resort to prostitution to get on Facebook for a few minutes?

• enjo 10y ago
  It'll be an interesting day indeed when the people living in my alley are moaning for a little bit of Facebook.
• ruddct 10y ago
  That's fair criticism. My intent was to give an example of a hugely addictive product that shaped the course of history. Facebook is, obviously, not physically addictive like an opioid. But it is addictive. Dopamine-hit addictive (thanks, likes and little red notification dots!). In what appears to be a very universally appealing way.