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jb55 _@jb55.com 2 years ago
And we wonder why people are so fucked up, people building apps just want you to be hopelessly addicted so they can make more money from ads. It’s hard to find design books on optimizing human well-being. Why does our relationship with computers have to be framed around getting users hooked on crack? There is something seriously wrong with our industry. View quoted note →

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Ben benr@primal.net 2 years ago
It’s funny that his second book was about managing distractions. Selling bullets and body armour. image
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johnny johnny@nostrcheck.me 2 years ago
Toda industria entre ellas la tecnológica se dedican a satisfacer emociones humanas, y esas emociones son llevadas siempre al límite en nuestra sociedad consumista lo que termina convirtiendo en adicto a las personas. Como cualquier otra droga las aplicaciones dan satisfacción, toda una industria provee, y los desarrolladores son el distribuidor que cubre esa necesidad. No es lo correcto pero la sociedad lo pide y solicita a gritos, y alguien siempre estará dispuesto a abastecer.
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Ingwie Phoenix (aka. birb) ingwie@primal.net 2 years ago
The internet, to the casual, has shrunken down so much it's more like Cable TV than ever. Just peek at the world of streaming services. I'll stay on the seas... precisely because of that. Dont want to be part of this shit. :/
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