The average person checks their phone 150 times a day. Why do we do this? Are we making 150 conscious choices? If you want to maximize addictiveness, all tech designers need to do is link a user’s action (like pulling a lever) with a variable reward. You pull a lever and immediately receive either an enticing reward (a match, a prize!) or nothing. ... See more
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We live in age of cynicism and nihilism. Try to stay away from these mindsets as much as possible because very soon they become a poison for the mind. If humanity had been like this, we would have never left the caves. Always have hope and faith and when you do not, try to find it or create it, even illusionary faith is better than despair and defe... See more