News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial. Parent comment

Re:Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at lan... by cm2012 on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @03:08PM (#46966061)
Beer/liquor is in the same category of status good. People pay a lot to show the brand.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at lan... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @05:31PM (#46967902)
Some liquor brands are like that. 95% or more of beer ads that imply status are just lying to you.
[ Parent | on HN ]