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>and there are growing suspicions that some companies have it like this by design That is completely ridiculous. Obviously literally every social media company
by constantcrying 3y ago
>and there are growing suspicions that some companies have it like this by design
That is completely ridiculous. Obviously literally every social media company wants to generate sustained user engagement, this isn't a "growing suspicion" it is their business model to act that way.
- tmcb 3y agoSorry, I am not sure if this is sarcasm :)
- itsoktocry 3y agoIt's not sarcasm. Their entire purpose is to maintain engagement, it's not a conspiracy.
- tmcb 3y agoThere are ethical and unethical ways to maintain engagement.
- tasuki 3y agoThere are effective and ineffective ways to maintain engagement. Getting users addicted is very effective. Even scarier, this doesn't even have to be conscious on part of anyone running the companies. There is no need for bad intent. Simply optimizing for engagement leads to addictiveness. (I'm not saying there's no bad intent, just that it's optional and we're screwed even without it)