This is the best short clip on flat screen addiction and all the big apps that are intentionally designed for addiction that I’ve seen from Tristan Harris, former Google apps designer. Intentional delays and other techniques in apps to hook people to little dopamine hits in the brain. Harris calls it the “race to the bottom of the brain stem.” These apps and video game design features are designed to keep you using it etc. There are courses at places like Stanford University on this “persuasive design” and they talk about “stickiness.” These are euphemisms for really smart people studying … Continue reading How Your Brain Is Getting Hacked: Facebook, Tinder, Slot Machines | Tristan Harris