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Shaming people out of using a harmful technology does not work, because the companies selling it have already priced the stigma into their plans.

Drawn from what Anil Dash said

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Addiction Compulsive use that continues through the harm it causes — and the argument about whether it is a disease, a choice, or a response to pain.

Silicon Valley The place as an idea: its appetite for disruption, its moonshots, and what it has given up on.

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What Anil Dash actually said

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  1. Anil Dash

    Technologist and writer, a blogger since 1999

    In short, the venture capitalists and CEOs of Silicon Valley have priced the costs of shame into their business plans.

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