this post was submitted on 14 May 2021
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That's an interesting point. Maybe we should try to deliberately make it hard for people to get addicted to Lemmy? I think the lack of karma deals with that but maybe there's more we can do. And since there are no ads, there shouldn't be a problem with creepy algorithms trying to get people addicted.
Indeed. https://lemmy.ml/post/60819 - "Again, Twitter’s interface was very intentionally designed to maximize the amount of time per day a person spends online. The Fediverse really doesn’t need that, but it has it anyway...."
Turning individuals into ad-watching and addicted consumers. How this is legal is beyond me. Thanks for the link!
We had a thread on this topic a while back, maybe you can find it via search.
Refreshing to see developers concerned with the ethics of their product and how it affects users. thank you.