addiction — my Raindrop.io articles

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Brian Piercy by Brian Piercy
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Engineered Addictions
30 Jun 2025
open.substack.com

How silicon valley is putting a price tag on your attention - and relationships

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The Dark Side of UX: Lessons from OnlyFans’ Addictive Design
17 Feb 2025
webdesignerdepot.com

OnlyFans leverages a meticulously crafted UX to create a powerful sense of intimacy and exclusivity, captivating users while sparking ethical debates about manipulation and exploitation.

Tiny, New, Addictive Behaviors (or How to Build an Awesome Minimum Viable Product)
18 Jul 2022
instigatorblog.com
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Auction Addiction: This Online Industry's Dirty Secrets
5 Jul 2022
nirandfar.com

How easy is it to fall into auction addiction? Here we examine how one site, Quibids, tried its hand at behavioral design.

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They Were Cigarette Smokers. Then a Stroke Vanquished Their Addiction.
14 Jun 2022
nytimes.com

Patients whose brain injury coincidentally relieved their nicotine cravings may help unravel the neural underpinnings of addiction, a new study suggests.