Anonymous #1 12w

they brought in a bunch of psychologists to tech companies to do it

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Anonymous #1 12w

even to this day computer science and psychology degrees go hand in hand

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Anonymous #1 12w

this obviously isn't unique to tech, food alcohol and tobacco industries have been using this strategy for a long time

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Anonymous #1 12w

people just don't notice because for some reason they don't think of tech as inherently addictive in the same nature as food alcohol and tobacco

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Anonymous #1 12w

Damn dude, I appreciate the extent to which you’ve discussed this topic- very insightful. To add on, I feel like from a tech company’s perspective, the point IS to dissuade people from viewing tech as addictive so that it can be rationalized and integrated into every facet of our lives

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Anonymous OP 12w

There's also the point that tech can and does serve some utilitarian value in many cases, and it's easy to negate the downsides or equate that value to necessity in the face of that

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Anonymous OP 12w

But absolutely, its very advantageous to a company to convince people that whatever purpose their tech fulfills is not only something that makes them feel good when it works, but a "necessary evil" when it shows its imperfections. That can legitimately give you life long customers.

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