These days there's a lot of discussion about how tech companies are helping political parties and politicians in manipulating what people see, think and feel. And thereby Vote.
And so I was shocked when I came across this talk.
"How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day".
Tristan Harris
A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies steer the thoughts of billions of people every day, says design thinker Tristan Harris. From Facebook notifications to Snapstreaks to YouTube autoplays, they're all competing for one thing: your attention. Harris shares how these companies prey on our psychology for their own profit and calls for a design renaissance in which our tech instead encourages us to live out the timeline we want.
And what' scarier is that this talk was given in April 2017. Almost 3 years ago. Since there's been absolutely no positive progress on controlling this issue, its probably way worse today.
A good first step for each of us would be to understand what's happening and figure out ways in which we can reduce its impact. For ourselves and those, we care about. And hopefully, slowly, but surely the world will become a freer place. Where "Our Thoughts" are not "Our Thoughts - Manipulated by Tech".
And so I was shocked when I came across this talk.
"How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day".
Tristan Harris
A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies steer the thoughts of billions of people every day, says design thinker Tristan Harris. From Facebook notifications to Snapstreaks to YouTube autoplays, they're all competing for one thing: your attention. Harris shares how these companies prey on our psychology for their own profit and calls for a design renaissance in which our tech instead encourages us to live out the timeline we want.
And what' scarier is that this talk was given in April 2017. Almost 3 years ago. Since there's been absolutely no positive progress on controlling this issue, its probably way worse today.
A good first step for each of us would be to understand what's happening and figure out ways in which we can reduce its impact. For ourselves and those, we care about. And hopefully, slowly, but surely the world will become a freer place. Where "Our Thoughts" are not "Our Thoughts - Manipulated by Tech".
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