Estimating Value of Facebook by Paying Users to Stop Using It

Re:Estimating Value of Facebook by Paying Users to Stop Usin... by vezycash on Thursday December 20, 2018 @03:36AM (#18723336)

Does paying addicts to stop smoking work? If that doesn't then the same will apply here.

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Re:Estimating Value of Facebook by Paying Users to Stop Usin... by notatcomputer68 on Thursday December 20, 2018 @04:05AM (#18723443)

First yes I think it does. Second this is more like paying people not to smoke a particular brand - they could change to another.

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Re:Estimating Value of Facebook by Paying Users to Stop Usin... by vezycash on Thursday December 20, 2018 @04:35AM (#18723553)

I'll need some proof of your claim. It makes no sense to me. Cos the intuitive thing is for addicts to use that money for binge smoking.

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Re:Estimating Value of Facebook by Paying Users to Stop Usin... by palunon on Thursday December 20, 2018 @05:05AM (#18723698)

Huh, nicotine dependency doesn't really work like that. Most smokers don't spend all their money on cigarettes, and go on smoking binges when they have more money...

Source: I smoke, and about half the people I know do too.

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