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Re:“User engagement” is code for “addiction” by ummonk on Thursday March 04, 2021 @05:14PM (#26349197)
FANG pay is usually hundreds of thousands not millions, but most data scientists at these companies are working to optimize user engagement.
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Re:“User engagement” is code for “addiction” by ceejayoz on Thursday March 04, 2021 @05:51PM (#26349628)
They spend millions on multiple scientists, not per-head.
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