> Which just means that someone else will step in. People will move towards where they needs are met. People dont want the addiction but they want what they are

> Which just means that someone else will step in. People will move towards where they needs are met. People dont want the addiction but they want what they are addicted to and you can't just put the genie back in the bottle again. You're not wrong, but this is more nuanced, because it's the moral scapegoat many use when addressing this issue. Someone at Youtube trying to optimize for watch time might be aware that making people watch more videos might not the best thing to do. Yet, if it's not Youtube "someone else will step in"-- people will always watch more videos no? Might as well be us who make money out of it.