Testimony to House committee by former Facebook executive Tim Kendall

Re:Testimony to House committee by former Facebook executive... by arrosenberg on Thursday September 24, 2020 @04:21PM (#24583152)

You are talking to two different people, and the streams are kind of crossing.

I agree adding a flavor can be superior and novel, but if you read what I originally wrote it was specifically worded to make the addictive quality the overriding concern. Menthol wasn't more addictive because of the flavor, it was addictive because it allowed the user to get more nicotine per hit.

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Re:Testimony to House committee by former Facebook executive... by nickff on Thursday September 24, 2020 @05:22PM (#24583834)

TeMPOraL was making the case that menthol was not superior and novel, and I was contesting that specific assertion.

That aside, if you consider the addictive quality to be the overriding, and believe that "Breaking Bad" possesses (some of) it, then why doesn't BB's addictiveness override its superiority and novelty?

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Re:Testimony to House committee by former Facebook executive... by arrosenberg on Thursday September 24, 2020 @06:40PM (#24584510)

Is Breaking Bad addictive? It's a good show, and it's compelling, but my analysis wouldn't conclude that it is addictive.

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Re:Testimony to House committee by former Facebook executive... by nickff on Thursday September 24, 2020 @08:13PM (#24585164)

My read of your original comment was that Breaking Bad was at least pseudo-addictive. If you don't think BB is addictive at all, there was no "super interesting question."

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