156: Jaron Lanier | Why You Should Unplug from Social Media for Good
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Jordan Harbinger
4.8 • 12.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2019
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
Jaron Lanier is an early Internet pioneer, computer scientist, visual artist, musician, and author of Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now.
What We Discuss with Jaron Lanier:- The real cost of the "everything is free" mentality that accompanied the cultural proliferation of the Internet and social media.
- How social media manipulates human behavior to threaten free will.
- Why negative emotions are the lifeblood of social media.
- How social media contributes to the mass production of misinformation.
- Why feeding on social media content tailored to you makes it difficult to empathize with the perspective of others.
- And much more...
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| 0:00.0 | A lot of people ask me how I'm able to stick to my fitness routine, especially since I have such a bananas schedule. |
| 0:06.1 | For me, it's really creating a routine that is sustainable and can be duplicated on an ongoing basis. |
| 0:11.3 | Consistency is the key, right? |
| 0:12.8 | And Peloton helps me have a sustainable fitness routine because there are thousands of classes to choose from. |
| 0:17.8 | It's also 24-7. I've always got time for it. |
| 0:20.1 | I might only have 15 minutes in between calls, but I can still fit in a Peloton class. |
| 0:24.7 | Peloton's really famous for their bikes, but they also make a top-notch rowing machine |
| 0:29.0 | that stores upright, which you think no big deal, but when you try to have a rower on the floor, |
| 0:33.9 | you'll be so glad this thing goes upright. |
| 0:36.1 | If you're a newbie to rowing, the Peloton row has sensors that contract your movements |
| 0:40.1 | that shows you how your form is doing, and it warns you if you're doing something wrong |
| 0:43.5 | that could injure you or whatever. |
| 0:44.8 | And right now is the perfect time to get rowing with Peloton row. |
| 0:47.3 | We can promise you've never rode like this before. |
| 0:49.8 | Peloton row offers a variety of classes for all levels and game-changing features |
| 0:53.7 | that help you get rowing or advance what you can already do. |
| 0:56.0 | Explore Peloton row and financing options at 1peloton.com-slash-row. |
| 1:02.0 | Welcome to the show. I'm Jordan Harbinger. |
| 1:04.3 | As always, I'm here with my producer, Jason DeFilippo. |
| 1:07.2 | Using social media is like living in a behaviorist's cage. |
| 1:11.5 | You are constantly being watched, analyzed, and manipulated. |
| 1:14.8 | Rather than any particular technology, the business model of the social media companies |
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