logoalt Hacker News

4gotunameagaintoday at 10:33 AM1 replyview on HN

There is a big difference between a potentially unhealthy product, and intentionally making a product as unhealthy as possible by data driven engagement maximising.

Remember the proto social media ? They were a huge time sink, sure, but they were not this hyper optimised slot machine that they are now.

Additionally if the product is inherently unhealthy, we should protect underdeveloped frontal cortices from it, as we do with every similar thing (drugs, gambling etc).


Replies

conductrtoday at 10:40 AM

I disagree with first point but fully agree with latter.

Probably why latter should be the initiative of these 18 wellbeing experts just like how we have with drugs, gambling, tobacco, alcohol. Not by changing the product but by restricting access