• MF_COOM [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    11 months ago

    Yeah I mean they’re right, it is digital fentanyl and it should be severely regulated, but only as much as every Skinner box that Silicon Valley churns out.

    Letting tech companies do whatever is in their power to weaponize billions of dollars in psychology research to lodge hooks in our brains is very, very bad. The focus specifically on TikTok is ridiculous “Chyna bad” nonsense, but yeah TikTok is fucked let’s be honest

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      11 months ago

      I mean, they are saying “fentanyl” in a very pointed way because these are the same people peddling conspiracies about how fent addiction is Chyna waging an Opium War on the anglos.

      But yes, all these platforms are sick skinner boxes that should have their “habit forming” tools regulated out of existence.