Facebook is trying to be more like TikTok by moving away from their social graph. That puts them into the competitive arena with every other source of entertainment. I think we need 500,000 Facebook type things servicing different niches coming and going innovating. So all of this stuff is going to shatter. It's a Cambrian explosion of social frenetic digital distraction energy.
Cal Newport is one of the world’s leading thinkers on how technology affects the way we live, work and think. Cal is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. He is also New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including his three latest: A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. Cal is also a contributing writer for The New Yorker and the host of the popular Deep Questions podcast.
In his second appearance on the show, Cal joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about how we can improve our workstyles, slow productivity, Elon Musk’s recent purchase of Twitter, and the future of social media.
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