
Johann Hari: Stolen Focus Pt. 1
Oprah's Super Soul
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The Phones Are Listening to Us, or Our Emales Are Being Tracked
Social media companies are building up profiles of you for two reasons. One is to s they know your profile so well, they know your pro not like they're watching you, but they know your profiles so well that that's why they ad popsa. But also crucially, figuring out what the weaknesses in your attention are so they can keep you scrolling. The longer you scroll and the more often you pick up your phone, the more money they make from these two revenue streams. Every time you put down your phone or your kid puts down their phone, that revenue stream disappears. If we want to solve this aspect of the attention crisis, just say, a business model that is based upon
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