I saw a meme on Facebook the other day.

It said if you ever get lost in the woods, just start talking about politics.

Someone will find you to argue with you.

Yeah.

Our society is getting angrier and angrier.

But what world does social media play in this change?

Is it time that we all rethink the value of social media?

And then we have to think about the money train.

You may think that advertising runs the internet, but the big data behind it is where the

real profits come from.

We're being followed around all the time and tracked on our phones, watches, tablets,

cars, smart speakers, and then a multitude

of other gadgets and gizmos and devices.

And all that data is collected, and it's really what truly has built billions of dollars

for these tech companies.

But at what price?

I mean, think about this.

If big tech can cash in on our personal data, why can't we? What if I told you that a small

family could earn some real money off of their data if only they charged big tech? All right, these

are some ideas that our guests in this podcast is bringing to light. In 2018, Jaron Lanier was

named one of the 25 most influential people in the previous 25 years of tech history by Wired

magazine. He's also been named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time

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