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Mark Zuckerberg Is Selflessly Building Yet Another Horrible Product Nobody Asked For
(tech.yahoo.com)
this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2026
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Some people are very susceptible to variable reward schemes and it causes addictive behavior, especially people high in impulsivity, sensation-seeking, or reward sensitivity.
Hey, its me. Some people. I spend so much time looking for games that let me get that gambling psychology fix without allowing me to actually bet anything of value on them. Ranked ladders in games are peak, because the rank is meaningless but my stupid brain thinks its worth something so it feels like real gambling to win or lose it