"If a product or service itself is free, then you are that product". "All social media is desperately trying to grab your attention". "There are only two types of manufacturers in the world that call their users users. One is drugs and the other is technology companies." "The law is too far behind technology". "It's not necessary to make someone rich enough richer."
Very good documentary. Sobering. It is true that all software programs are designed to grab your attention, earn advertising fees, obtain information bases, turn each user into a product itself, and make profits for manufacturers. So how important it is to regain your focus. Don't let your phone become your subconscious, don't turn swiping into an uncontrolled automatic behavior. Every time before you swipe your phone, ask yourself, what is the purpose of picking up the phone this time? What problem do you want to solve? Gradually reduce the time and attention you spend on your phone, often reminding yourself that you are in this world with your own purpose, rather than being at the mercy of the capital behind the phone and the designers behind it.
Of course, the film also mentions how difficult it is to resist the temptation to stay away from the phone through willpower alone. Because the design team behind it has fully grasped your evolutionary weakness. After all, "technology has evolved for thousands of years, and the human brain is still the same human brain that was thousands of years ago." But you still have to work hard, love your time, and cherish your attention. Be a real person with your own thoughts and emotions, not a tool person controlled by a mobile APP.
It is also clear that it is impossible for technology companies to improve themselves through self-discipline. Indeed, capital is profit-seeking, which is a genetic disease inherent in capital. A set of external mechanisms must be established, such as laws, such as institutions, such as the concept of "science and technology make society better". Reminds me of the latest enacted data protection law. The law lags behind technology, and the laws that have been promulgated should pay more attention to learning.
As a small individual, the film still tries to give some personal advice at the end, such as turning off notifications, deleting programs or alternative uses, and prohibiting children from playing with mobile phones, etc. Also try.
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