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Even if it wasn't so much "manipulative".

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I work in web dev and one of my jobs is to get you to engage more.

Maybe it's buy more products.

Maybe it's read more content.

Maybe it's click on the button.

Maybe it's like and subscribe.

Sometimes I do it with good UI. Sometimes I do it with dark patterns. Sometimes I do it by not allowing you to opt out.

I also get data to increase that number based on human behavior.

The worst part -- im one of millions of people and companies who are doing this. We are all wanting your attention.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago

Wish I would land a job like this, to poison the data.