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You might get a discount or free coffee but you’re also being played by the multi-billion dollar gamification industry. (theconversation.com)
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[–] Deebster@programming.dev 17 points 1 month ago

It's naïve to think that marketers have any interest in doing things ethically, unless there's a legal or business reason to do so.