{"id":175462,"date":"2020-10-19T17:02:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T16:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/?p=175462"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:01:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:01:51","slug":"%e7%a4%be%e4%ba%a4%e5%9b%b0%e5%a2%83-%e7%a7%91%e6%8a%80%e5%a6%82%e4%bd%95%e6%8e%a7%e5%88%b6%e4%bd%a0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/zh\/blog\/the-social-dilemma-how-technology-is-controlling-you\/","title":{"rendered":"\u793e\u4ea4\u56f0\u5883--\u6280\u672f\u5982\u4f55\u63a7\u5236\u4f60"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"175462\" class=\"elementor elementor-175462\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36db3c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36db3c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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time.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfacdcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfacdcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9903912\" data-id=\"9903912\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b78de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b78de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What\u2019s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? Rewind 10 years, and I\u2019m sure brushing your teeth, or eating breakfast would have been your answer. But here in 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.cbslocal.com\/2013\/04\/12\/study-80-of-people-grab-smartphone-within-15-minutes-of-waking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">research indicates the answer for 80% of us is \u201cchecking Social Media on our phones<\/a>.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are you find it increasingly difficult to put your phone down? Are you helplessly wasting hours and days scrolling through Facebook videos that you don\u2019t even want to watch? If I asked you to, could you take a break from Social Media?<\/p><p><strong>Chances are the answer is no.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Acknowledging this radical, and potentially harmful shift in human day to day behavior over the past 10 years, Netflix\u2019s \u201cThe Social Dilemma\u201d sets out to explore why this shift occurred. More importantly, it aims to show viewers they are being manipulated by tech giants to act in this way.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comparing Social Media to a drug, the documentary draws on views and discussions from social historians and tech experts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifestyleasia.com\/ind\/culture\/entertainment\/netflix-documentary-movie-the-social-dilemma-quotes-cast-direction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Most notably<\/a>:<\/p><ul><li>Tim Kendall (Former president of Pinterest and ex-director of monetization at Facebook).<\/li><li>Chamath Palihapitiya (Former Vice President of Facebook and CEO of Social Capital).<\/li><li>Tristan Harris (Former design ethicist at Google, and Founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanetech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Humane Technology Centre<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At its core, the Social Dilemma explores three main themes: technology addiction, how tech firms are reverse engineering our psychology, and how they are doing so to monetize our time.<\/p><p><strong>Let\u2019s discuss some of the key lessons from their research.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bd22c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bd22c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d9aa76\" data-id=\"3d9aa76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693ad3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"693ad3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Addiction Factor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-928a2e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"928a2e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6819842\" data-id=\"6819842\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7991d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7991d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Photo-2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-175473\" alt=\"Phone Addiction Factor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Photo-2.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Photo-2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Photo-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Photo-2-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Photo-2-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Photo-2-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1989d31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1989d31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10a77a0\" data-id=\"10a77a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab84413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab84413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before getting into how tech giants use your data and information to lure you in, it\u2019s important to note the framework of websites like Facebook and Twitter revolves around getting us addicted. And, according to Tristan Harris, they do so by designing their platforms with Las Vegas slot machine principles in mind.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The psychological principles behind why slot machines are so addictive were originally discovered by B.F Skinner (1969). He conducted an experiment where pigeons were given food every time they pressed a lever. When the food came out on random occasions (rather than on every press,) he found pigeons pulled the lever more often.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In short, a win on a slot machine offers instant gratification; and when you pull the leaver \u2013 you could immediately be better off. Of course, you are bound to lose on most occasions \u2013 but these machines are programmed to let you win every once in a while. Every time you press the lever, you believe you could win. The addiction of slot machines relies on the expectation of rewards, and the thought you could win big at any moment \u2013 so you keep playing, even when you\u2019re losing.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Harris, <a href=\"https:\/\/etcanada.com\/news\/696275\/the-social-dilemma-scientist-explains-why-social-media-is-so-addictive-on-ellen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tech giants tailored their platforms to be addictive in the same way<\/a>. And that\u2019s what causes us to addictively check our phones, or keep posting on social media. Sometimes when we check our phones, we get something nice: such as likes from people we know, or free rewards \u2013 and other times we get nothing. In a similar vein to Skinner\u2019s pigeons, it\u2019s the randomness that keeps us addicted.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThere are only two industries that call their software \u201cusers:\u201d illegal drugs and software.\u201d\u200a\u2014\u200aEdward Tufte<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e0d5f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e0d5f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21b0722\" data-id=\"21b0722\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85fedc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85fedc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Targeting Your Psychology<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-239e0a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"239e0a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8a6f2b\" data-id=\"e8a6f2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d311d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d311d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On top of their general framework, social media apps waste your time by appealing to your interests. During the documentary, tech experts, such as expert mathematician Cathy O\u2019Neil, give us insight into how exactly they do it.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to O\u2019Neil, these websites collect information about your browser history. Every time you log on, they track everything about your user journey. They record what makes you stop, what captures your attention, what you like, and how long you spend on certain posts.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People assume when they use technology within the comfort of their own home, that everything they do is private. That\u2019s not the case, instead: multinational companies, like Google, Facebook, and Twitter, carefully monitor every choice you make.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They then use that information against you. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/justinrosenstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Rosenstein<\/a> (former head of software at Asana,) these tech giants have developed algorithms that use this data to target and control your user journey. They do so by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Creating a curated Facebook\/Twitter\/Instagram newsfeed, especially for you.<\/li>\n \t<li>Using that feed to exclusively present you with content that grabs your attention and keeps you watching.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We know very little about the technicalities behind how these algorithms work. But we do know one thing \u2013 they were created with one purpose in mind. To target your interests, and keep us using their products for as long as possible.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On top of your user journey, these algorithms use information about your demographic, to make assumptions about how people similar to you might think. It\u2019s why, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uaaC57tcci0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tristan Harris, when you go to Google and type in \u201cClimate Change is<\/a>\u201d you\u2019re going to see different results depending on where you live, and the things Google knows about your interests.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In short, Google knows what they need to suggest, or present to you, to capture your attention. And they are doing just that.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Harris calls this business tactic \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapsfromtheloft.com\/2020\/10\/03\/the-social-dilemma-movie-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Attention Extraction Model<\/a>,\u201d because it has one goal in mind: to keep our focus. And, as it turns out, while it\u2019s a good business tactic \u2013 it\u2019s not how we should be living our lives, or treating others. This tactic can negatively impact our mental health and is what leads under 24-year-old to spend over three hours a day on Social Media apps.<\/p>\n\n\u201cThe attention extraction model is not how we want to treat human beings.\u201d \u2013 Tristan Harris\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91f64a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91f64a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-359c434\" data-id=\"359c434\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01d81f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01d81f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Down the Rabbit Hole of Wasted Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebd25db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebd25db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed3aa86\" data-id=\"ed3aa86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e80d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64e80d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Photo-3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-175476\" alt=\"Decorative, a black hole\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Photo-3.jpeg 753w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Photo-3-300x199.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d586748 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d586748\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa51f7f\" data-id=\"aa51f7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b84aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15b84aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have you ever been scrolling through Facebook, watched a video, and then had another one suggested to you? It\u2019s happened to me, too. And after watching that suggested video, I\u2019ll get suggested another and watch it.<\/p><p>Next thing I know, I\u2019ve wasted an hour watching videos I didn\u2019t even want to.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the Social Dilemma,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/guillaume-chaslot-6774b982\/?originalSubdomain=fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> ex-Google engineer Guillaume Chaslot<\/a>, calls this feature of websites a rabbit hole. Because it\u2019s very easy for users to fall down to this addictive feature, and get lost down them. When that happens, you get so caught up in the content in front of you, that you forget there\u2019s a way out.<\/p><p>Once they\u2019ve captured your attention, tech giants use these rabbit holes, to keep you there for as long as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d4d483 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d4d483\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f4c472\" data-id=\"9f4c472\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e0bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44e0bb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monetizing Our Attention<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c132509 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c132509\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81ba431\" data-id=\"81ba431\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee9464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ee9464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019m sure you\u2019re wondering why tech giants are targeting your attention. And, according to Tim Kendell, the answer is simple.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As ex-head of monetization at Facebook, he needed to create a business model that didn\u2019t deter users from using their platform, but at the same time, capitalized on the audience they had.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Because of that, they opted for an ad-based model. Because they don\u2019t have to physically pay for the service, users perceive the platform as \u201cfree to use.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Having an ad-based system requires these websites to maintain their user\u2019s attention for as long as possible. Because the longer they keep you, the more ads you watch, and the more money they make.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Without you even realizing it, the websites we use every day have found a way to monetize our attention. You\u2019re not paying in money, you\u2019re paying in time \u2013 and these tech companies are doing everything they can to make you keep paying.<\/p><p><strong>After all, <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapsfromtheloft.com\/2020\/10\/03\/the-social-dilemma-movie-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the words of Harris<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cIf you are not paying for the product, then you are the product.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Worse still, these platforms don\u2019t care whether what you are seeing is actually true, they just want you to keep watching. And given, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2018\/study-twitter-false-news-travels-faster-true-stories-0308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to an MIT study, fake news spreads faster than real news<\/a>, us users are repeatedly being lured in and trapped by:<\/p><ul><li>Clickbait titles.<\/li><li>Fake news.<\/li><li>Pointless and trivial content.<\/li><\/ul><p>And they\u2019re brainwashing you into spending hours a day watching it because it will make tech giants more money.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a45b9f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a45b9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-192f3cd\" data-id=\"192f3cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3bbb36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3bbb36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real-Life Impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aad7ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aad7ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b92bfda\" data-id=\"b92bfda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbcdec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbcdec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let\u2019s recap. Tech firms don\u2019t care whether what they show you is correct. Instead, they present you with information that will interest and appeal to you. And, to make as much money as possible, they allow companies to pay and target ads towards your interests.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beyond a personal level, this business model has serious real-life and political consequences. It reaffirms the beliefs people want to hear, creates a divide in supporters of political parties, and allows corporations to spread fake news with ease. During the documentary, <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapsfromtheloft.com\/movies\/the-social-dilemma-movie-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Renee DiResta, Research Manager at Stanford Internet Observatory, illustrates that Social Media is to blame for events like<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Pizzagate: where Social Media algorithms supported the false belief that ordering a Pizza from a store meant ordering a trafficked person. Their algorithm promoted the claim to those who regularly engaged with conspiracy theories. It resulted in a user approaching the Pizza chain with a gun.<\/li>\n \t<li>The mass oppression (and killing) of thousands of Muslim people in Myanmar. As Social Media algorithms were used by a third party to spread fake news about the Muslim culture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn short, it\u2019s clear the negative consequences of Social Media span beyond a personal level \u2013 they also pose a threat to humanity.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fa5c36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fa5c36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73c1c77\" data-id=\"73c1c77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bfa005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bfa005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solutions to Take Back Control<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fffc8f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fffc8f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2699b20\" data-id=\"2699b20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a964b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a964b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Photo-4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-175477\" alt=\"desk with notepad and laptop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Photo-4.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Photo-4-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afcf120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afcf120\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8970e53\" data-id=\"8970e53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117d910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"117d910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The underlying message of \u201cThe Social Dilemma\u201d is clear. If you let them, websites like Facebook, Google, and Twitter will pull you in, and waste as much of your time as they possibly can.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The documentary rounds off by offering several ways you can avoid fake news, clickbait titles, and hours of pointless scrolling. Doing so will allow you to take back control of your day to day habits.<\/p>\n\n<strong>Use Online Tools Wisely<\/strong>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We\u2019ve been using these types of technology for years now. They\u2019ve become a part of our day to day lives. As a result, it\u2019s unrealistic to expect us to give them up completely. But, if you are using these websites and apps, there are a few things you can do to avoid falling to their deceitful ways.<\/p>\n\n<strong>Harris offers a few tips:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Turn off your notifications. Social Media algorithms ping you a notification at a time that\u2019s most likely to catch your attention. And that could leave you procrastinating and wasting hours watching clickbait videos.<\/li>\n \t<li>Don\u2019t use Google Search. Instead, use a search engine that doesn\u2019t use your data to manipulate you. Harris uses Qwant.<\/li>\n \t<li>Never accept a video recommended for you. On YouTube, Facebook, or anywhere. Instead of relying on algorithms and falling victim to Social Media rabbit holes, make your own decisions on what content to watch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following these steps will ensure you don\u2019t spend hours wasting your time on Social Media apps, and will protect you from the fake news and clickbait that they promote.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c89d71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c89d71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df37908\" data-id=\"df37908\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85cef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b85cef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Avoid Time Eaters Altogether<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-657af70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"657af70\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bdddf6\" data-id=\"8bdddf6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f1953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02f1953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you lack the self-control to regulate and control your time on these platforms, you need to avoid them altogether. During the documentary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tim-kendall-6572\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Former Pinterest President Tim Kendall<\/a>, stated that he programmed a piece of blocking software to prevent him from ever using those apps.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kendall\u2019s software isn\u2019t publicly available, but here at <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/get-it-now\/\">FocusMe<\/a>, we\u2019ve taken the hard work out. We\u2019ve designed similar blocker software that allows you to take back control and regulate your time on these websites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d615168 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d615168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e207d54\" data-id=\"e207d54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc4b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebc4b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Thoughts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d20a319 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d20a319\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-506c298\" data-id=\"506c298\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d851248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d851248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Social Dilemma reveals insider information of how Social Media apps are created, and how tech giants are reverse engineering our Psychology to manipulate us.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has told us that these websites use our own habits to try and keep us on their website for as long as possible. They don\u2019t care whether the content we see is true, they only care which content results in more ad revenue.<\/p><p><em>\u201cHow much of your life can we get you to give us.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Knowing this, we can now use the tools and advice from Tristan Harris to better protect our time. In doing so, we are indirectly protecting humanity from clickbait titles, fake news, and mass propaganda.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5702e4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5702e4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cca812c\" data-id=\"cca812c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43627bb elementor-align-center buttom_home button_margin-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-124151 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"43627bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUxNzExNCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET STARTED NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37dc08d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37dc08d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9514077\" data-id=\"9514077\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-594f23f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"594f23f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f0269f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f0269f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11ecdd6\" data-id=\"11ecdd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc93cae elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"cc93cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2141\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2141\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the \u201cattention-extraction model\u201d mentioned in the article?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2141\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2141\"><p>It\u2019s a term used to describe how tech platforms capture users\u2019 attention, keep them engaged for as long as possible, and monetise that attention via advertising and data.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2142\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2142\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why do platforms use techniques similar to slot machines?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2142\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2142\"><p>Because random rewards (likes, notifications, new content) trigger \u201cvariable-reward\u201d responses in the brain, much like slot machines do. This increases the likelihood of repetitive engagement.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2143\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2143\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How are algorithms influencing what I see online?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2143\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2143\"><p>Algorithms track your behaviour (clicks, likes, time spent) and tailor your feed accordingly, showing you content that\u2019s more likely to capture your attention.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2144\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2144\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does the article suggest tech use is always bad?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2144\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2144\"><p>No. It acknowledges that technology offers value, but warns of the manipulative design in many platforms and suggests ways to use tech more mindfully.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2145\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2145\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What real-life consequences are linked to these attention-extraction practices?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2145\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2145\"><p>Consequences include wasted time, increased anxiety, rise in misinformation, addiction-like behaviours, and broader social division.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2146\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2146\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What can I do to reclaim control of my tech habits?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2146\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2146\"><p>Some recommended steps: turn off notifications, reject algorithmic recommendations, use blockers to limit time on social media, and choose where to direct attention.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2147\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2147\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is deleting social-media accounts the only solution?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2147\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2147\"><p>No, while the article mentions going \u201ccold turkey\u201d as an option, it also emphasises more practical routes: mindful use, tech controls, and awareness.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2148\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2148\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does the article define \u2018users\u2019 in this context?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2148\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2148\"><p>It highlights the idea that if you\u2019re not paying for the product (the platform is free), then you are the product: your data and attention are being sold to advertisers.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2149\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2149\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What role does environment and notifications play in tech manipulation?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2149\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2149\"><p>External triggers like pings and alerts keep pulling your attention, making it harder to focus and easier to get sucked into scrolling and consumption cycles.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-21410\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-21410\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can using a tool like FocusMe help in this context?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-21410\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-21410\"><p>Yes. A tool like FocusMe can help block or limit distracting sites\/apps, enforce \u201cdeep-work\u201d intervals, and give you greater agency over where your time and attention go, countering manipulation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u6743\u5a01\u4e13\u5bb6\u5c31\u5982\u4f55\u66f4\u597d\u5730\u4fdd\u62a4\u60a8\u7684\u65f6\u95f4\u53d1\u8868\u89c1\u89e3\u3002.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":175470,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,16],"tags":[77,10,95,175,176],"class_list":["post-175462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-habits","category-addiction","tag-lifestyle","tag-productivity","tag-psychology","tag-social-media","tag-the-social-dilemma"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}