AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
2min chapter
#418 - Johann Hari - Why You Can't Pay Attention And Focus
Modern Wisdom
The Distaste of Social Media Companies and Technology at Large
i feel so much distaste toward social media companies and technology at large, that as soon as somebody says, well, you know, this technology is essentially an ambivolent tool. i'm like, no, i want to be able to take responsibility for my technology use,. but i don't want you to ever try and say that these companies undte technology that we have is impartial. They're not. They're racing to the bottom of our brain stems to try and re uce the amount of free, sovereign time that we have during our brief window of consciousness while we're alive on this planet. Like it is the most predatory of predatory institutions.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode