Pitinos of the Mind: How Silicon Valley Hacks Your Attention Span, with Chris Hayes
Pablo Torre Finds Out
Pablo Torre
4.7 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Ever since the invention of the written word, there have been moral panics about how new technology corrupts our brains. But now — as the richest companies in the world pour billions into an all-out war for eyeballs — something very different is happening. So we talked to the author of a new book, "The Sirens' Call," about why a satirized nerd on MSNBC is an ideal authority on how Silicon Valley is exploiting the human condition. Plus: the significance of spam, the Cocktail Party Effect, HammerKing75, a court of Infinite Jest, the piglet advantage... and a hot take from Socrates.
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