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		fmajid on July 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A call to minimize distraction and respect users’ ... They don't have any power in this area. Those big companies hire industrial psychologists and neuroscientists to calculate precisely how often notifications should be issued to give you that little squirt of dopamine and be hooked. The notifications are not an accident, they are by design.

nonbirithm on July 8, 2021 [–]

Exactly. When we become aware of our instincts and know to take advantage of them, in addition to baseline human ability, it's even worse.

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