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I think the main takeaway was the influence on children. I don't think there's precedent for providing kids with constant access to dopamine-driven, socially ad
by capkutay 6y ago
I think the main takeaway was the influence on children. I don't think there's precedent for providing kids with constant access to dopamine-driven, socially adjacent experiences. At least with TV and video games, they're finite activities with time limits (hopefully).
Yet giving a pre-teen a phone where they're constantly being spammed with addictive content is dangerous. I can't even imagine all the psychological and developmental implications.
In terms of adults being addicted to apps and their data being used for ad-targeting...eh. User beware. I think we have bigger issues facing us.
- josalhor 6y agoI do agree the main problem is the influence on children. As for the adults, I do believe the biggest takeaway is not advertising. It is the effect on information propagation. I have seen people close to me share clearly fake information that wouldn't have made the cut on most traditional media outlets. People are giving way too much credibility to information that cannot be traced with a proper source. In the past people relied on the media to do the research, as biased as they may be. Now this research phase has disappeared.