The flaw in the analogy is that it assumes that those effects are limited to some companies when in reality every single company that existed in history has behaved this way if they weren’t stopped by regulation.
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acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoit’s just an analogy.
taladar@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The flaw in the analogy is that it assumes that those effects are limited to some companies
no it doesn’t.
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Most companies aren’t peddling a toxic product like cigarettes (or social media).
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
But they are peddling a toxic behaviour of unnecessary and uninhibited consumption.
amorpheus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Unless society as a whole is ready to move beyond capitalism that won’t change.
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Yeah, it’s crazy how many commenters here are completely missing the point. I should really stop assuming people have any sort of intelligence.
TronBronson@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The tobacco industry was monopoly busted, and heavily regulated for 30 years. That’s the point. Yes they still exist, but not like they did in 1970. We should do that to social media. It’s crazy how you missed that point yet harp about intelligence. Read a book jackass
blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I’m not sure why you said that. The person you are responding didn’t ‘miss that point’. They were themselves pointing out that other people have missed it. You are both criticising people for missing the same point.