Re:Facebook shares shoot up after strong Q4 earnings despite...
by gnomewascool on Thursday January 31, 2019 @05:24AM
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> It's not nicotine
Neither is alcohol, nor is gambling.
To be less facetious, I don't see why the claim that facebook can't possibly be addictive, is so self-evident that it's a tautology. I can understand people having different stances in the debate on whether it's addictive, but denying that there's a debate to be had seems completely misguided.
(Also, there can be reasons other than addiction for people using facebook despite feeling strongly against it — e.g. peer pressure.)
Neither is alcohol, nor is gambling.
To be less facetious, I don't see why the claim that facebook can't possibly be addictive, is so self-evident that it's a tautology. I can understand people having different stances in the debate on whether it's addictive, but denying that there's a debate to be had seems completely misguided.
(Also, there can be reasons other than addiction for people using facebook despite feeling strongly against it — e.g. peer pressure.)