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#136 — Digital Humanism

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Social Media and the Digital Economy

"i am a huge fan of your books. And the most recent book, which i am sure the publisher would want me to mention right away, is called ten arguments for deleting your social media accounts right now," he says. "And among the ten reasons you give for deleating one, social media, one is that social medi is turning everyone into an ass hole." He then goes on to talk about how we can create a world where good and necessary work gets insentivized in our digital age. 'On its face, it sounds very generous and fair and proper and freeing but there are problems with it that are so deep as to threaten the survival of our species'

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