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matheusmoreiratoday at 3:18 PM1 replyview on HN

Timers. Such as these five hour and seven day limits.

If you see any sort of timer anywhere, you are in a Skinner's box simulator. You are being subjected to positive and negative reinforcement via the reward schedule. This is habit forming.


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hzhshdjejtoday at 3:28 PM

explains the junkie behavior from the boosters. up all night just one more prompt and what did they build? well it's almost done

it's like nitrous oxide, you're sure to have that epiphany with just one more pull

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