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> The addiction ensnaring children is not some master plan secretly hatched at Apple, but is instead the spawn of attention economy conglomerates like Facebook
by dvfjsdhgfv 9y ago
> The addiction ensnaring children is not some master plan secretly hatched at Apple, but is instead the spawn of attention economy conglomerates like Facebook, who, unlike Apple, directly profit from compulsive use, and leverage the iPhone merely as a convenient platform.
It's simply not true. Apple directly profits from compulsive use - each app or in-app purchase means income for Apple. It's not a secret plan, it's a part of Apple's business model.