"We're at a digital and human crossroads," according to Brian Solis, a digital analyst, anthropologist, and best-selling author. As an early geek apologist of Web 2.0 and social media, Solis saw digital Darwinism as a forcing function of humanity. Now he believes we have unwittingly become the problem we were trying to solve.
After studying technology's evolution, the effects on business and society are undeniable - we f'd up. But it's not all our fault.
By design, social media and personal devices were meant to suck us in. But, there were also unforeseen consequences as a result. We fell to the dark side.
In this rousing and personal anthology, Brian (an eternal optimist) will share the history of how the disrupters became the devils and the opportunities for us to resurrect our idealism.
28. Selfie Actualization
The more we share about the way we see ourselves vs who we really
are, the more we become a facade of that person…not that person.
29. The Law of Accelerated
Selfie Disruption
As technology experiences exponential growth, so does its
impact on our societal norms and cultural beliefs
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40. YouTube autoplays and suggests videos within
seconds, robbing you of time.
Snapchat turns conversations into moments, stripping away
depth from interactions that define relationships.
Instagram glorifies the picture-perfect life and affects our self-
esteem and happiness.
Facebook is polarizing relationships, turning communities into echo
chambers and isolating relationships.
41. Your home screen is
designed to take away
moments of self-reflection,
critical thinking, and
consciousness.
#IntermittentVariableRewards
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43. Addiction is about soothing
psychological distress. It's
using something to cope
with a problem in life.
45. Technology has hijacked our minds and society.
Harder to Disconnect
Increased stress
More anxiety
Less sleep
Lower self-esteem
Reduced empathy
Diminished thinking
Reduced inputs
46. “It’s a race to the bottom of the brain stem.
Getting people’s attention at all costs.”
- Tristan Harris
48. “We use AI and neuroscience to
increase your usage...make apps more
persuasive…it's not an accident. It's a
conscious design decision. We're
designing minds. The biggest tech
companies in the world are always
trying to figure out how to juice people.”
Ramsay Brown COO Dopamine Labs
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51. “Monologue has given way to dialog.”2007
2018 “Dialog has given way to echo chambers.”
2018/9 “Echo chambers become movements.”
52. “When I want to help my
friends see politics in a new
light, I post my POV on
Facebook. Works every
time!”
- Said no one ever
53. “Sometimes when I want to
help my friends see politics in
a new light, I post my POV on
Facebook. Works every time!”
- Said no one ever
54. Truth is open to interpretation
Facts are debatable now.
61. Social Media can connect
governments with people and
people with representatives to
build an informed, engaged and
collaborative community and
movements for good.
62. “We don’t see the
world as it is, we see
the world as we are.”
63. “Mic chanced upon the social justice
narrative, discovered it was Facebook gold,
and mined away.” One former staffer
revealed that Mic learned you could
“commodify people’s feelings” for clicks
earlier than most other online publications.
81. “Mindfulness is the outcome of building
skills and strengthening the mind and
body in the right place. We strengthen
the pre-frontal cortex, the part of the
brain associated with attention, planning,
and goal setting. We also train in
deepening self-awareness, self-
management, communication,
motivation, and empathy.”
- Laurie J. Cameron, author “The Mindful Day: Practical Ways to Find Focus,
Calm, and Joy from Morning to Evening