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1. Samuel Hodgkins (samis) (samis@mastodon.9net.org)'s status on Sunday, 14-Jan-2018 20:49:11 UTC Samuel Hodgkins (samis)

   https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/your-smartphone-is-making-you-stupid/article37511900/
   'Matt Mayberry, who works at a California startup called Dopamine Labs, says it's common knowledge in the industry that Instagram exploits this craving by strategically withholding "likes" from certain users. If the photo-sharing app decides you need to use the service more often, it'll show only a fraction of the likes you've received on a given post at first, hoping you'll be disappointed with your haul and check back again in a minute or two.'
   This is terribly wrong.