Predatory Behavior Runs Rampant in Facebook’s Addiction Support Groups

Re:Predatory Behavior Runs Rampant in Facebook’s Addiction S... by eeZah7Ux on Monday May 21, 2018 @10:40AM (#17118700)

> a government run system could be less efficient than one that has to pay off insurance companies, recruiters, and mass marketers

...and lawyers. Apparently many software, hardware and medical drug research companies spend more on legal fees than research (!!!).

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Re:Predatory Behavior Runs Rampant in Facebook’s Addiction S... by specialist on Monday May 21, 2018 @12:17PM (#17119457)

Open markets require rules, enforcement, a fair and impartial judiciary, etc.

Plutocracy, kleptocracy, laissez faire and such may be more efficient, but they’re intrinsically unfair.

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Re:Predatory Behavior Runs Rampant in Facebook’s Addiction S... by howard941 on Monday May 21, 2018 @12:36PM (#17119638)

So as to effectively but inefficiently beat the hell out of or defend against competition by way of patent shenanigans.

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