> and the devices are giving them feedback based on what they did, and the whole population is subject to a degree of behavior modification. That sounds like a

> and the devices are giving them feedback based on what they did, and the whole population is subject to a degree of behavior modification. That sounds like a slightly less dystopian than the future we arrived at - where the devices are desperate to keep the users attention, and will use all the psychological tricks in the book to keep the user engaged. No intentional behaviour modification, but normalisation of constant stimulus, and in the end total destruction of willful attention.