The article explores the unexpected origins of four addictive screen features—infinite scroll, autoplay, pull-to-refresh, and like buttons—tracing how these designs, originally created to improve user experience, have evolved to deeply engage both children and adults by exploiting psychological vulnerabilities.
Objection founder Aron Ping D'Souza is developing an AI tribunal for investigating media accuracy, backed by Peter Thiel and Balaji Srinivasan. The system aims to adjudicate factual disputes in days for as little as $2,000, using human investigators and AI juries to review news articles line-by-line.
Adobe has become a frequent target of criticism as a dominant monopolist in software, web, and graphic design. Many express frustration with what they perceive as abusive business practices by the company.