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		monkeynotes on Feb 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Roger McNamee says the 'like' button was 'beginnin... I think he's alluding to the `like` button being a symptom of the changes that were driven by things like IPO valuation. I don't think the like button is to blame as such, it's just an indicator of where the purpose of the company started to move in the direction of mining its users for profit.

mo30 on Feb 6, 2019 [–]

Ofcourse it is to blame. It has added a number next to every expressed human thought.

What do you think that does to behavior and thinking?

No effect?

VRay on Feb 6, 2019 | [–]

I'll upvote THAT sentiment!

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