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                1. People are saying you're the product. I believe that's a bit too simplistic. I think Jaron Lanier nails it: "It's the gradual, slight, imperceptible change in your behavior and perception that is the product." It's about autonomy. (Yes I'm watching SocialDilemma_ )
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                Reminded of the quote "The best way to predict the future is to create it."
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              Tim Kendall: "It's plain as day to me. These services are killing people. And causing people to kill themselves." (former President of Pinterest, former Director of Monetization at Facebook, former Product Manager at Amazon)
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    Good walkthrough by jeffseibert: "Simply put, these aspects of today’s global chaos are each a direct, rational result of trying to make money from ads." medium.com/@jeff_seibert/the-mechanics-and-psychology-behind-the-social-dilemma-719d618aa8ce
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            This is a good time to share mariafarrell's The Prodigal Techbro. conversationalist.org/2020/03/05/the-prodigal-techbro/
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              This piece by gleemie and ruchowdh is also ever timely and relevant. wired.com/story/tech-needs-to-listen-to-actual-researchers/
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                    Focusing instead on how existing inequalities intersect with technology would have opened up space for a different and more productive conversation. slate.com/technology/2020/09/social-dilemma-netflix-technology.html
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                      Perspective from Safiya Noble: safiyanoble/1305562546510864384
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                        Alternative trailer… 😬 RachelWenitsky/1308479842573332480