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by tdkl 3607 days ago
He doesn't want to see it and there's no option to hide it. FB is also full of attention catching crap like that, it's all engineered.
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nostrebored 3607 days ago
You act like engineering things that most people like is a bad thing.

You're not going to please everyone. Even people who will like it a month down the line will hate it when you first roll out the change. And we should you have to support (|feature|!) different websites?

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tdkl 3607 days ago
> You act like engineering things that most people like is a bad thing.

Like or is being exploited based on genetical brain responses to like because of the result of the "quest for new information" ?

This behaviour is psychologically engineered to trigger more dopamine fueled hits and with it fueling site engagement.

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nostrebored 3607 days ago
Everything you like is based on brain responses. Fueling engagement with your product is only necessarily harmful if your product is harmful.

I hope you don't like music, movies, amusement park rides, love, etc., because I have some bad news for you.

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