[ExI] protecting children

[William Flynn Wallace]

What I meant by an addictive thing on the media site was just something
that kept people on the site - not necessarily reading.  bill w

On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 7:33 AM SR Ballard via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> It’s wrong to say that an addictive algorithm “keeps kids reading”,
> brcause the content they prefer is short form video.
>
> Heavy introduction to video, especially short form, before learning to
> read, dramatically reduces interest in reading, especially long form
> content like books.
>
> SR Ballard
>
> On Jun 20, 2024, at 4:34 PM, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Check on the story about the NY governor signing legislation to protect
> children on media sites.
>
> “the most dangerous aspects of social media, the addictive algorithm feeds
> that exploit impressionable minds.”  NY Attorney General
> Is this saying that adults don't have impressionable minds?
>
> A marketing person would say that what is called 'addictive' means that it
> encourages the user to keep reading, for one thing.  And that would be a
> good feature of the software.  Calling it 'addictive' is misleading at
> best.  Making the site attractive is what the site wants.  Who knows what
> will result in addiction (if there is such a thing).  How is that different
> from liking it a lot?
>
> I am all for requiring parents to OK downloads and for privacy issues - of
> course.
>
> Go back in time 50 years.  Tell a grocer to put a cart at the end of an
> aisle, put products into it along with the usual price.  People will think
> it's on sale.  Is this ethical?  Can't we use psychology?
>
> bill w
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