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Re:For some searches the whole screen on Google is now ads by eftychis on Friday February 04, 2022 @06:41PM (#30215133)
Should we be concerned if the goal of a social network is to just make people feel well? (This is a serious question to ponder as a society perhaps (or just for me).) The goal of these products of course is to keep people around.
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Re:For some searches the whole screen on Google is now ads by rtheunissen on Friday February 04, 2022 @07:00PM (#30215317)
Not to feel good as a goal but certainly as an effect of positive human interaction and experience. It's a desired outcome that interaction with the product makes you happy.
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Re:For some searches the whole screen on Google is now ads by kadoban on Saturday February 05, 2022 @12:16AM (#30217825)
I'd be less concerned about that than social networks designed to make people angry at each other.
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