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Re:Three Myths About Porn by coliveira on Monday December 22, 2008 @12:22PM (#406575)
They should do more research on news addiction. At least, porn needs a restricted environment, so we can't do this all the time. But news sites as hacker news is really a big problem for everyone.
Re:Three Myths About Porn by jackchristopher on Monday December 22, 2008 @12:34PM (#406590)
I found the above linked article while rereading this article:

http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/superstimuli_an.html

But I'm not sure of it's veracity. And the site seems to have an agenda. But there are definitely parallels.

Re:Three Myths About Porn by puzzle-out on Monday December 22, 2008 @06:34PM (#407013)
Good call. I've found that I'm using Hacker News a lot more since the downturn - perhaps a link between uncertainty and a desire for information. I'm wondering if this could be a factor in Hacker New's recent growth spurt (no puns intended).