The Social Dilemma (a Netflix original documentary) reveals to us how Big Tech exploits our psychological vulnerabilities to maximize the amount of time we spend on their platforms. Not only does this damage our minds, it rips apart society in the long run. In this video, I hope to continue the important conversation that The Social Dilemma started and offer some tips about what you can do to minimize the negative implications for your mental health.
0:00 - Overview of The Social Dilemma
1:16 - purpose of this video
1:40 - overview of the "attention economy" and social media business models
2:37 - how big tech advertising is different than any other form of advertising
3:57 - data collection, psychographic modeling and behaviour prediction
4:36 - how advertisers benefit from behaviour prediction
5:00 - why social media companies use our data to addict us to their platforms
5:52 - the severe consequences for our mental health, cognitive abilities, and society at large
7:12 - what you can do about it
7:42 - having awareness of the problem
8:12 - why you should change how your phone is set up
8:48 - phone notification settings
9:45 - delete social media apps and use a browser instead
10:10 - home screen setup and search bar
11:00 - grayscale
11:26 - physical location of your phone
12:07 - delayed content consumption
13:22 - distraction free youtube browser extension
14:20 - talking about the accompanying article that I wrote
14:42 - thinking about the long-term effects of the attention economy
15:57 - why it's an unfair fight: our brains vs. Big Tech
16:20 - concluding thoughts
Let's talk about The Social Dilemma: [ Ссылка ]
educational resources:
- The Social Dilemma: [ Ссылка ]
- Center for Humane Technology: [ Ссылка ]
- your undivided attention podcast: [ Ссылка ]
- my article about the attention economy: [ Ссылка ]
- collection of research related to the negative effects of the attention economy: [ Ссылка ]
- humane technology overview powerpoint: [ Ссылка ]
apps and extensions that I use:
- Instapaper: [ Ссылка ]
- raindrop: [ Ссылка ]
- notion: [ Ссылка ]
- distraction free YouTube (firefox): [ Ссылка ]
- distraction free YouTube (chrome): [ Ссылка ]
external media sources:
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