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Re:Why social media bosses don’t use social media by Chaebixi on Thursday January 25, 2018 @03:27PM (#16234316)
The term for that is variable-ratio positive reinforcement [2] which leads to habits that are resistant to "extinction" [3]. I just learned this the other day.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning_chamber#C....

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforcement#Simple_schedules

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_(psychology)

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Re:Why social media bosses don’t use social media by sova on Thursday January 25, 2018 @04:47PM (#16235003)
Nice. I will be sure to only upvote you sometimes so you stay on HN a long while.
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