| ▲ | imiric 5 hours ago | |
On one hand: sure. On the other, it's very different when companies explicitly design their products to be as addictive as possible. We've been through this with Big Tobacco already. Nicotine and other tobacco substances are addictive on their own, but tobacco companies were prosecuted for deliberately making cigarettes as addictive as possible, besides also marketing to children. The parallels with Big Tech and social media are undeniable. | ||