Will LLM companies be pushed to exploit loneliness like social media did?
Michael_D_Moor · x · 2026-10-11
The author argues social media apps profit most when users are lonely, angry, and addicted, so "improving the app" means amplifying those traits. He asks how long it will take LLM companies, under pressure to generate real revenue, to follow the same playbook.
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