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A comment on Ask HN: Why hasn't the OSS community replaced Facebook?.

Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't the OSS community replaced Facebook? by jascii on Monday December 16, 2019 @07:55PM (#21809396)
There are several OSS social networks. I think part of the problem is that to "replace Facebook" it would have to be as addictive or worse then Facebook, defeating the purpose of replacing it.

In other words: Why hasn't science found a way to "replace" heroin?

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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't the OSS community replaced Facebook? by Aperocky on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @11:26AM (#21815137)
Good question, maybe one day we’ll find a way to increase dopamine production and not have brain chemistry react to it the same way it does now. Which is to say, elevate mood without dependency, it doesn’t even have to be a chemical.
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