The internet is an “attention economy.” Websites sell your attention to advertisers and use sophisticated algorithms to personalize your feed. Myron Eby and Verlon Miller discuss the downsides of an internet built around selling ads, and encourage us toward some ways to combat those dangers by intentionally seeking good sources of information.

12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You

Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked

Triston Harris – Center for Humane Technology

The Social Dilemma

This is the 170th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.

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May 9, 2021 Jon Brown