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Al Dimondaldimond@mastodon.social
Aug 16, 2026, 3:59 AM
i don't think this means we collectively have a preference, revealed or otherwise, for indoor smoking. i don't think very many people have a preference, revealed or otherwise, for the ever-more-frictionless, ever-more-overstimulating gambling machines. i don't think that we collectively have a preference, revealed or otherwise, to spend the money that we do gambling, nor for the brunt of that cost to fall on an unfortunate group that compulsively gambles.
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Al Dimondaldimond@mastodon.social
Aug 16, 2026, 4:02 AM
when people state a preference for control over their social media they're not saying they'd consume more if it was designed as they'd like... any more than an alcoholic or compulsive gambler is saying they'd consume more if the product didn't take away control of their facilities.
the "stated" and "revealed" preferences here are speaking to completely different kinds of preferences!
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Al Dimondaldimond@mastodon.social
Aug 16, 2026, 4:04 AM
it's probably good for people to consume media they don't have TOTAL control over for all sorts of obvious reasons but i don't think "the algorithm" is doing that in a helpful way so... yeah...
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