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Re:The Negative Impact of Mobile-First Web Design on Desktop by throwaway290 on Friday October 27, 2023 @04:40AM (#38036060)
You undermine the argument in favor of "better internet" with a terrible analogy from war on drugs.

There are normal, highly functional heroin users, and there are people with mental inclinations who will get addicted to anything, if not heroin then weed, if not weed then gambling, if not gambling then social media, etc etc. The cause vs. the symptom.

Re:The Negative Impact of Mobile-First Web Design on Desktop by nonrandomstring on Friday October 27, 2023 @05:37AM (#38036418)
I'd highly recommend "The Myth of Normal" by Gabor Mat\'e as the long version of this position.

But beware, once you accept its premise one must concede by the same token, those who prey upon the vulnerable in society, whether they are heroin farmers and dealers, or addictive app developers, are cut from the same moral cloth. The "legality" or "illegality" of the end product is immaterial, only the social effects.

Re:The Negative Impact of Mobile-First Web Design on Desktop by throwaway290 on Friday October 27, 2023 @06:10AM (#38036652)
It's also true. But I don't think this is the best analogy to support the idea of "better internet". Also, you can consider that people who prey on vulnerable are maybe also subject to issues. If not then why prey, right?