Big Tech is one of the largest employers of Psychiatrists and Mental Health experts in the Country. Closing in on the medical industry last I saw reliable data.
Their sole goal is developing more addictive experiences. Fine tuning algorithms to give you more information you engage with. Finding just the right mix of UI, lighting and other factors that it hits all the right buttons to give you the happy chemicals.
The argument really at this stage of the game isn’t “Did they harm our kids?”. It’s more of “How much damage did they do. And what did they know and when did they know it?”
There’s also a bit of self-reflection in there for parents. As the problem cuts both ways.
Big Tech is one of the largest employers of Psychiatrists and Mental Health experts in the Country. Closing in on the medical industry last I saw reliable data.
Their sole goal is developing more addictive experiences. Fine tuning algorithms to give you more information you engage with. Finding just the right mix of UI, lighting and other factors that it hits all the right buttons to give you the happy chemicals.
The argument really at this stage of the game isn’t “Did they harm our kids?”. It’s more of “How much damage did they do. And what did they know and when did they know it?”
There’s also a bit of self-reflection in there for parents. As the problem cuts both ways.