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Reminds me of a Judge Dredd story from the 80s. A confectionary company invented a type of bubble gum (called "Umpty Candy") that became addictive not because
by gadders 8mo ago
Reminds me of a Judge Dredd story from the 80s.
A confectionary company invented a type of bubble gum (called "Umpty Candy") that became addictive not because it had any drugs in it, but because they kept optimising the taste until it became too delicious to refuse.
- testing22321 8mo agoPotato chip brands spend enormous sums of money on flavour engineering for that very goal.
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- mentalgear 8mo agofun fact: the people working for those companies, even though the attribute they are optimizing for is "addictability", they call it "snackability". Probably b/c of motivation and ... legal.
- incahoots 8mo agoadditional fun fact: Philip Morris (yes that one) controlled the majority of these companies and brands during the 80s & 90s.
- maurits 8mo ago"the bliss curve" [1] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bliss_point_(food) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bliss_point_(food)
- incahoots 8mo agoI was thinking Robocop had the relevance factor these days, though I do enjoy the aesthetics of Dredd.