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Re:“User engagement” is code for “addiction” by carabiner on Thursday March 04, 2021 @04:57PM (#26348992)
Two business models in tech: selling a product vs. selling ads. The latter is really selling your users.
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Re:“User engagement” is code for “addiction” by NortySpock on Thursday March 04, 2021 @05:17PM (#26349224)
selling a product vs selling ads vs selling a feeling (dopamine hits)?

Some freemium games are clearly just trying to hit the dopamine center.

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Re:“User engagement” is code for “addiction” by roughly on Thursday March 04, 2021 @05:13PM (#26349183)
right, baker and crack dealer.
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