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> Philip Morris doesn't make money every drag someone takes, that's exactly my point. It's different.

I see. You're right that it was an imperfect comparison.

Philip Morris makes _more_ money by addicting its users. Facebook makes _more_ money by addicting its users.

I think social media being bad for you is a nebulous concept. I would argue that, since I stopped using Facebook and Reddit (and only use HN on work-breaks), I've been able to maintain my environment and thereby my well-being on an order that I was not previously able to.

Eating a peanut M&M isn't _bad_ for me, but if they were addicting, it would be a lot harder to consume a non-harmful number of them.

Stab wounds aren't inherently lethal, but enough of them will be.