Dear @interacting,
You are teaching people how to create addiction. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Have you no ethics whatsoever?pic.twitter.com/kgRwMqTMuu
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Let’s be fair to those who these companies target for addiction and call this shit out.
‘Compelling’ might have been a more appropriate choice of word.
The practice, not the word choice, is the issue. Manufacturing addiction is a cornerstone of people farming—addiction = more data
Fair enough, what practices then does the course promote? Or are we just objecting to the title?
Read Nir Eyal’s book (Hooked) if you have a strong stomach. It’s one of the bibles of “addictive design”.
Sounds awful. Hey, I’ve played games since the C64. I find many mechanics in mobile and social games (notifications, IAP etc)…
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