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1. dpflan · 1789582038 · focus · HN ↗

   Our incredible brains are easily high-jacked. Another concerning trend in global/societal mental health that stresses different parts of it (e.g. increased ER visits). If the entirety of humanity is a connected mind let's say, and more and more parts of it are being damaged by companies that capitalize on "flaws" in the human brain -- which means our shared mentality keeps weakening and can be exploited more and more. It's just so much easier now because there is a machine in your pocket full of endless ways to high-jack your mind and attention.

   We live in really crazy/fascinating times, accelerating human problems at "internet scale".

   1. dpflan · 1789583592 · focus · HN ↗

      There is also the direction of influencing those in charge of creating laws and orders and ways to prevent society from collapsing. Law makers who give in to lobbying -- I mean some of these prices points are quite low: $XX,XXX to get someone to vote "yes" for a thing that impacts millions of constituents and earns the lobbying orders of magnitude more than the payout. That is excellent ROI.

      1. DANmode · 1789591033 · focus · HN ↗

         Prices were higher when the risk was more than a spicy blog post making fun of you, when you sold out your entire town/county/State/country.

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