Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
Adam Alteramazon.com
Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
Companies that exploit our gameplaying compulsion will have an edge over those who don’t, so every company that wishes to compete must gamify in ever more addictive ways, even though in the long term this harms everyone. As such, gamification is not just a fad; it’s the fate of a digital capitalist society. Anything that can be turned into a game s
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Our desires, motivations and behaviors are constantly being shaped by incentives and systems we aren’t even aware of. So much genius and money has gone into a metaphor that assumes all humans desire is status and likes and influence and convenience and efficiency.
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Companies that exploit our gameplaying compulsion will have an edge over those who don’t, so every company that wishes to compete must gamify in ever more addictive ways, even though in the long term this harms everyone.
First: choose long-term goals over short-term ones. Short, frequent feedback loops offer regular reinforcement, which helps motiva
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