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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by sizzle on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @07:19PM (#17242995)
" Engineers are dedicated there to increasing other things than the utility of the app"

I'll qualify that statement by adding that product management/design team is optimizing for engagement metrics and the engineers are developing from those blueprints. Blame product management for anti-UX decisions. No PO/PM is going to risk their career by spearheading an effort to lower app engagement metrics which results in a loss of advertising revenue.

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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by madeofpalk on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @08:13PM (#17243334)
I get the intent of what you’re saying, but when you have things like this they’re usually representative of the team or company as a whole, rather than a single profession.
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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by ozmbie on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @07:13AM (#17246035)
You’re correct, and that’s the bigger point. The entire industry business model is tilted in that direction.
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