[GorbachevyChase]

I think there’s probably some adjacency to other things which make people feel good, but are ultimately bad for them. Gambling, alcohol, porn, infinite scroll social media. There are a few people making a ton of money on this stuff and the social costs aren’t something they care about.

[blackqueeriroh]

Lol pornography is not fundamentally bad for people. This remains the weirdest widespread take on HN

[rozhok]

It is: https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/

[GorbachevyChase]

Frying the reward centers in your brain on anything can create unhealthy dependencies. That some people may see it as a good for social engineering purposes is orthogonal to its effect on consumers.