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Re:Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at lan... by mentalgear on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @09:54AM (#46960472)
fun fact: the people working for those companies, even though the attribute they are optimizing for is "addictability", they call it "snackability". Probably b/c of motivation and ... legal.
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Re:Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at lan... by incahoots on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @10:55AM (#46961546)
additional fun fact: Philip Morris (yes that one) controlled the majority of these companies and brands during the 80s & 90s.
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