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Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by alasdair_ on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @07:07PM (#33540153)
>"running nonconsensual psych experiments on humans" is a fundamentally evil thing to do.

If a store owner puts two different candy bars at the register to see which one sells more, is that an evil thing?

Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by joehendrey on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @07:43PM (#33540548)
That's not a psychological experiment - it's barely even an experiment. If someone chooses one over the other, what have they learnt? Are they controlling or even measuring any other variables? It's also not non-consensual. If you go to a store you expect to have options of things to buy - that's the entire point of a store. It's not even an A/B test! Everyone sees both options and makes an informed choice.