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9dev 33 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and ...

I’m not sure this is the answer. As you say, the concept of keeping the masses occupied is a lot older than TikTok or Doordash…

sph 33 days ago [–]

Nowhere in history we had products as addictive as those. There are people making a career studying how to exploit people's weaknesses, to induce them to buy products.

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