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I think your analogy is pretty apt. However, even though I don't think you can give corporations a free ride just because 'people could choose not to use the pr
by hazbot 5y ago
I think your analogy is pretty apt. However, even though I don't think you can give corporations a free ride just because 'people could choose not to use the product', this is not an absolute! 'People could choose not to use the product' does hold a lot of truth.
- ruytlm 5y agoWhen social media companies are trying to make the media as addictive as possible to keep you scrolling and viewing ads, and employing psychological exploits to do so, it's not quite as simple as 'people can just choose not to use it'. It's hardly a free choice when they're actively undermining your ability to choose freely.
- lurker2093 5y agoit totally still is though, it's not their fault that some people are weak willed / weak minded, this of course changes a little bit when we are talking about minors etc
- xboxnolifes 5y agoSounds like you agree with OP then. Content creators have the same motivation as the platform company. They want to make as many people view their content as possible, failing that they would like to make their exiting community see their content as much as possible. Exact same motivation just at a smaller scale, as they are just one part of the system.
- TedDoesntTalk 5y agoSee also gambling and addictive gambling behaviors in video games, like loot boxes