Now that they are monopolies all they need to do is remove the numbers next to the like/retweet/view counter. This is what gives ppl the false high, that trains

Now that they are monopolies all they need to do is remove the numbers next to the like/retweet/view counter. This is what gives ppl the false high, that trains them live pavlovian dogs to produce reward(count) maximizing behaviour. There is no sane reason to have these counts associated with every sentence someone types/photo they take/video they record other than providing advertisers useful data. They can still provide that data to advertisors without giving their users the instant gratification high. It's not complicated for anyone with a little imagination. Delay displaying the numbers, display the numbers as temperature gradients etc. As soon as these suggestions are made someone will jump up to say but then some other social network will start peddling the drug. But who believes this is going to happen to YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. The competition is just going to get swallowed up or dismantled before they can pose a threat.