11–20 of 36 posts
"Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products" by Nir Eyal and Ryan Hoover is a really interesting read on this subject. For me it was eye-opening to think about app development from a behavioral and psychological perspective, albeit manipulative. http://www.amazon.com/Hooked-How-Build-Habit-Forming-Product...
I might be completely wrong here, but I read about a study where mice were deprived of dopamine (chemical responsible for motivating behavior). There they shows that the mice would rather starve to death than seek out food and water. However, if food was placed in their mouths they would swallow it and gain pleasure.
I believe apps are a perfect example of addiction in this case since they create compulsive behaviors without giving pleasure.
I've found that I rarely check it anymore since I'm always notified when something interesting is happening or when people specifically want to reach me; I'm no longer afraid I'll "miss out".
I am more addicted to Hacker News than most apps.
Remember, sharing is spamming.
I am more addicted to Hacker News than most apps.
Me too. I wanted to switch to only reading Hacker Monthly, but sadly it's been discontinued :(
As developers, many of us work everyday on increasing page hits, creating more engaging user experiences. What are the ethical implications of this? At what point do we become responsible for users' addictive behavior?