• lordnikon@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    Its like almost like the sites are drugs and the users are junkies that will do anything for a hit.

    • ceph@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      I recall recently a post that alluded to the fact that the two industries that call their customers “users” are drug companies, and online services.

    • Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world
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      9 hours ago

      There’s a real sunk cost fallacy going on when you’ve been on Reddit for, say, ten years - until you realise that karma, reputation, and awards and stuff are just bollocks.

      • Ulrich@feddit.org
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        15 minutes ago

        When I was on Reddit I use to nuke my account completely every 12 months or so, so I cannot relate…