“humans find the sweet spot sandwiched between “too easy” and “too difficult” irresistible. It’s the land of just-challenging-enough computer games, financial targets, work ambitions, social media objectives, and fitness goals. Addictive experiences live in this sweet spot, where stopping rules… — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
“Tech isn’t morally good or bad until it’s wielded by the corporations that fashion it for mass consumption. Apps and platforms can be designed to promote rich social connections; or, like cigarettes, they can be designed to addict. Today, unfortunately,… — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
“DNA evidence suggests that Neanderthals carried a gene known as DRD4-7R as long as forty thousand years ago. DRD4-7R is responsible for a constellation… — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
“Immersive tech like virtual reality inspires such rich emotions that it’s ripe for abuse. It’s still in its infancy, though, so it’s too soon… — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
“humans find the sweet spot sandwiched between “too easy” and “too difficult” irresistible. It’s the land of just-challenging-enough computer games, financial targets, work ambitions,… — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
“It’s hard to exaggerate how much the “like” button changed the psychology of Facebook use. What had begun as a passive way to track… — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
“Tech isn’t morally good or bad until it’s wielded by the corporations that fashion it for mass consumption. Apps and platforms can be designed… — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
“Walter Isaacson, who ate dinner with the Jobs family while researching his biography of Steve Jobs, reports that “No one ever pulled out an… — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
“Super Mario Bros. hooks newcomers because there are no barriers to playing the game. You can know absolutely nothing about the Nintendo console and… — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
“Meanwhile, in 2015, there were 280 million smartphone addicts. If they banded together to form the “United States of Nomophobia,” it would be the… — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
“They’re distracting because they remind us of the world beyond the immediate conversation,” — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
“One recent study suggested that up to 40 percent of the population suffers from some form of Internet-based addiction, whether to email, gaming, or porn.” — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
“A behavior is addictive only if the rewards it brings now are eventually” — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
“Addiction originally meant a different kind of strong connection: in ancient Rome, being addicted meant you had just been sentenced to slavery.” — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
