addict
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There’s one antiprinciple to this: Do not invest in companies that intentionally try to addict their customers to spend more time, attention and money on them, to the detriment of those customers’ flourishing.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
Jurors on Wednesday found Instagram and YouTube liable for designing platforms that are meant to addict young users.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
"These companies built machines designed to addict the brains of children, and they did it on purpose," Lanier said.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
TikTok settled a lawsuit that alleges social-media platforms designed products meant to addict young people, avoiding a trial in California, according to attorneys for a young woman suing several tech giants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
“I’m not a drug addict, you pipsqueak,” I say.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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