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Bo Burnham: "Every single moment you have is a moment you could be looking at your phone, and they could be gathering information to target ads against you."

This week on 51/49, James breaks down the dark side of the attention economy and how social media companies like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc. are working to colonize every free second that you have to keep their shareholders happy.

0:00 They're Coming For Every Second of Your Life
3:17 Ethics of the Attention Economy
6:26 The Algorithm Industrial Complex

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