Re:Testimony to House committee by former Facebook executive...
by godshatter on Thursday September 24, 2020 @02:08PM
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I don't know what physical processes are behind a facebook addiction, but I doubt it's as serious a condition as that caused by a chemically addictive product. I would equate it more with gambling addiction. Not to say that it's not a problem, but I have a hard time equating the two. That might just be my naivete' though. I've been lucky enough not to encounter either type of addiction.
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Re:Testimony to House committee by former Facebook executive...
by liability on Thursday September 24, 2020 @03:00PM
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The desperation I've seen in addicted gamblers in Las Vegas doesn't seem so different from the despair I've seen from junkies. Both of these are addictions to which some people lose everything.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jul/19/problem-gamb...
Re:Testimony to House committee by former Facebook executive...
by godshatter on Thursday September 24, 2020 @04:53PM
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I could definitely be wrong. I'd heard about people with gambling problems losing everything they own. In the end, perhaps the same parts of the brain are getting triggered.