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Dagwood222@lemm.ee 9 months agoSmartphones and apps are scientifically designed to be addictive. The same techniques that make people spend hours at slot machines goes into modern games.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 9 months ago
Are you saying the app I’m using to browse Lemmy is scientifically designed to be addictive?
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I used to work in public health. One of the things they teach is that only the addict can decide if they are addicted. No one improves until they admit that they are powerless to stop on their own.
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