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Are we the baddies?

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692 points AndrewSwift | 2 comments | 06 Jul 25 05:36 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bigyabai ◴[06 Jul 25 06:11 UTC] No.44478250[source]▶
> It’s not okay. Advertising is not okay. Price discrimination is not okay. Using big data, machine learning, and psychology to manipulate others at scale is not okay.

Stop participating. Hinge is towards the top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, you'll do just fine without it.

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HeartStrings ◴[06 Jul 25 07:11 UTC] No.44478520[source]▶
What? Sex is a basic need in Maslow’s hierarchy.
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1. bragh ◴[07 Jul 25 05:45 UTC] No.44487140[source]▶
Yes, but nobody ever died because of not having sex.
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2. HeartStrings ◴[08 Jul 25 07:11 UTC] No.44497796[source]▶
Except they did. Loneliness shortens life.