What Do You Do With That?

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Tristan: I felt physical pain in my stomachsa, randywl. The gap between what we were holding and what we were known for was painful. i would also say, an as you shold jump in, but is is that the world really wanted to know about what was wrong with technology. It was a new issue. We had no environmental issues. We had inequality on the agenda. And so there was this opportunity to speak to how these systems were, were breaking in a way that reflected some of the bigger trends that we were, we were looking at. But it's very isolating. A one of the things that really helped me is there are two types of

Renowned quantum physicist Richard Feynman once wrote, "It is our capacity to doubt that will determine the future of civilization."

In that spirit, this episode is a little different – because we're talking openly about our doubts, with you, our listeners. It's also different because it’s hosted by our Executive Producer Stephanie Lepp, with Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin in the hot seats.

How have we evolved our understanding of our social media predicament? How has that evolution inspired us to question the work we do at Center for Humane Technology? Join us as we say those three magic words — I don't know — and yet pursue our mission to the best of our ability.

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