[Forgeties79]

Not to argue too much because I agree with you, but it bears mentioning that many of these companies absolutely study the techniques employed by casinos et al and now you can see sports gambling using techniques refined by social media companies. The dialogue there is very damning when it comes to assessing whether they’re being deceptive/bad actors.

[incahoots]

I believe it considering that Phillip Morris engaged in a consulting-like service during their peak. Corporations like this absolutely follow the playbook of addiction and leverage to their benefit.