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> addictive Not just that, but like tobacco, FB was strategically, scientifically researched and optimized for addiction. In FB's case it was through emotional
by imglorp 5y ago
> addictive
Not just that, but like tobacco, FB was strategically, scientifically researched and optimized for addiction. In FB's case it was through emotional manipulation instead of chemical but capitalizing on biology in both cases.
- cratermoon 5y agoAnd, just like the tobacco companies, Facebook has - deliberately sowed doubt and misinformation about the harmful effects of their productt - hired in-house researchers to produce bad science to counter the legitimate research finding the product is harmful - insisted that "the science isn't settled" while hampering study into the harmful effects