>encouraging addictive behavior patterns is still encouraging addictive behavior patterns. The companies using them know, and that's the goal. It's all intenti

>encouraging addictive behavior patterns is still encouraging addictive behavior patterns. The companies using them know, and that's the goal. It's all intentional, and many companies have had many meetings over many years about it. For lack of a better term, they simply aren't good people safe for polite society, and their mission in life is to reduce the quality of your life. This they call "engagement." People buy houses with these techniques. They like it when your kids have to yell "Mom!" 10 times because you want to finish that one level. Their bonuses depend on it.