• Candelestine@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I mean, cigarette makers used to market to kids too. This isn’t novel. Hook em early. I’m sure some modern drug dealers use the same old technique.

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      11 months ago

      Apparently food too, means testing until they find the optimal profitable fat/sugar ratio palateness and bam, one snickers and you’re hooked. Dopamine addictions and people who dopamine chase (adhd, etc.) is some of the coldest capitalist shit ever and it’s taking advantage of people.

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    11 months ago

    thing happens, everone sees it everyone talks about it

    Years later: top story: thing happened

    Yeah. We know. We - talked about it a lot, really. At the time. Years ago.

    (Bonus fun: add “trump” to the above)