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1. jmstfv+WV[view] [source] 2019-12-16 14:45:56
>>_bxg1+(OP)
It boils down to incentives. When entire business models are built around hijacking your attention and keeping you "hooked" for as long as possible, you can't expect calm technology.

Vote with your wallet.

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2. Nextgr+FW[view] [source] 2019-12-16 14:52:36
>>jmstfv+WV
Voting with your wallet isn’t always an option when the advertising cancer has already infected everything. See my earlier comment for some expensive examples: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21802985
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3. jmstfv+EX[view] [source] 2019-12-16 15:00:27
>>Nextgr+FW
The more generalizable version of "vote with your wallet" is to stop using those services, if possible. Eventually, those companies will either stop engaging in this behaviour or die.
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