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Making Sense of Social Media

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content

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The Problem With Podcasting

The reason podcasting is still, in my view, an unmolested, authentic medium is that there aren't algorithms calculating what somebody hears on a podcast. It's crafted by you and if it includes ads, people can tell it includes ads. As long as it's just a crafted thing, even if it includes commercial communication, I don't think it destroys society. But when everything becomes really manipulative and creepy in a way that people can't possibly follow or understand, then it starts to undermine human dignity and self-determination. And that's where we have the most serious problem.

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