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Chemical Addiction != scrolling facebook
by an-allen 5y ago
Chemical Addiction != scrolling facebook
- 015a 5y agoOf that, we are in agreement; one is popping a pill which releases chemicals in your brain which over time correlate with a measurable reduction in quality of life; the other is interacting with an app which releases chemicals in your brain which over time correlate with a measurable reduction in quality of life. Definitely on the same page; not a strict mathematical equivalence.
- jeffrallen 5y agoFacebook's researchers found the opposite...
- AlexandrB 5y agoMaybe gambling is a better analog. Last time I checked gambling was pretty tightly regulated.
- sentinel 5y agoNot a better analog at all.
- unethical_ban 5y agoThe reward system is quite similar, in my opinion.
- bigphishy 5y agoExcellent analogy.