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What seems sinister or manipulative to you about Skinner boxes? Do you feel the same aversion to training dogs using treats or praise?

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I must conclude that this is satire, unless you truly see nothing sinister in the notion of sociopathic corporations training humans for drooling obedience in the same way that humans train dogs.

Nah. You are hard with dogs.

At least we train dogs because it’s necessary if you want them to live in harmony within your human family.

Sociopathic corporations treats humans like cattle with moneybags.

Do you feel any aversion to locking people in your house, feeding them only on your schedule, and deciding when they can go to the bathroom?

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