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Why can't someone just check their email 3 times a day? Wouldn't that accomplish the same effect?



The same reason someone can't eat just three Pringles but instead eats the whole can.


Sometimes forced constraints can make a product (cf. Snapchat, Twitter).


Restrictions define human behavior and freedom.


Why can't people just delete the photos and videos they receive after 10 seconds?


Because that's a ridiculously stupid idea that defeats the very concept of taking a photo or recording a video.

That, or I am too old already.




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