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JeremyBanks on April 15, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Under-18s face 'like' and 'streaks' bans on social...

Many users "want" the "streak" features as a way to signalling their commitment to their social relationship with another individual, which is the feature this article is about.

celticninja on April 15, 2019 [–]

No, what they want is the dopamine rush they get from it. Something it seems they were trained to like, similar to lab rats.

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