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Re:Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at lan... by danny_codes on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @12:38PM (#46963645)
FB uses its addict money to pay those employees. I assume the pay is what’s effective. Actually a good business model. Pay employees to improve how addictive your drug is, get more money from addicts, and use that to pay your employees more money, completing the loop.

But then drugs being profitable isn’t really news

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Re:Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at lan... by dsf3dd on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @09:14AM (#46975170)
No its not even that.

The people who work at these firms were losers in life to begin with. Misery loves company.

Give them some cash and some feeling of power on working on stuff billions of people use... and there you have it.

No one with any morals would choose to work there. You simply wouldnt. Youd be working elsewhere, knowing full well you are choosing not to contribute in lining the pockets of people like Zuck.

Apple is the only somewhat respectable large tech firm.

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