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How Technology is Designed to Control You
1:11:46 - 1:18:12 (06:26)
Tristan Harris, CEO of Time Well Spent, discusses how companies like Twitter, Facebook, and Google use cognitive biases and persuasion techniques to control users. The Light Phone, a simple device that allows you to only call nine numbers and eliminates distractions, is also discussed.
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Tristan Harris discusses how tech companies use cognitive biases and persuasion techniques to control our minds and keep us hooked to our phones, as well as the potential solutions to this issue.
1:11:46 - 1:18:12 (06:26)
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Summary
Tristan Harris discusses how tech companies use cognitive biases and persuasion techniques to control our minds and keep us hooked to our phones, as well as the potential solutions to this issue. They also discuss the Light Phone, a minimalistic phone designed to reduce distractions and promote mindfulness.