Tristan Harris - Why can't we put down our smartphones?

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Smartphones are becoming a habit with many people and it’s all by design says a former Google product manager, Tristan Harris.

Inadvertently, whether they want to or not, they are shaping the thoughts and feelings and actions of people.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-cant-we-put-down-our-smartphones-60-minutes/
broadcast 2017.04.09 - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Jd7BUE7cpudGstZDV6UElYT2s (2:15 - 15:50)

 
 

Smartphones are "slot machines"

https://www.cbsnews.com/videos/silicon-valley-insider-on-why-smartphones-are-slot-machines/

On PBS NewHour - https://youtu.be/MacJ4p0vITM?t=311

 
 

How Technology Hijacks People’s Minds

http://www.tristanharris.com/2016/05/how-technology-hijacks-peoples-minds%E2%80%8A-%E2%80%8Afrom-a-magician-and-googles-design-ethicist/