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Re:Show HN: I built a tool that blocks social media until yo... by nemomarx on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @10:08AM (#44377535)
Positive in the conditioning sense just means "something you have to do" where a negative punishment would be something being removed. It doesn't specify if the outcome is bad or good
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Re:Show HN: I built a tool that blocks social media until yo... by haswell on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @11:08AM (#44378225)
Fair. I was conflating this with positive reinforcement, and the nuance of the terminology got a bit mixed up.

To your last point, I think the conclusion remains similar. Even if yelling “I’m a loser” qualifies as “something you have to do”, it seems unlikely to be an effective “punishment” in that framework for the reasons explored above.

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