Combine that with intermittent Positive Reinforcement (Reward) with Negative Reinforcement (do nothing) and you get addiction to seek reward. Just like intermittent abuse by an abuser, or Trauma Bonding.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic_bonding
Some time back Facebook tried this with an experiment that became public.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/02/facebook-sorry-secret-psychological-experiment-users
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