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Social media addiction from inside tech
About This Conversation
Many people wonder how bad social media really is for us. Dr. Adam Alter, a previous guest of ours (Ep. 18), was one of those people. However, tech experts have also been asking those questions. As the engagingness of Facebook grew and its negative effects were more pronounced, people like Tim Kendall, former president of Pinterest, former director of monetization at Facebook, and current CEO of Moment, began to wonder how good of a thing it really was. In a recent Netflix documentary called, "The Social Dilemma," that brought together tech experts to give their take on the current climate, the guests stated that our situation isn't good (to put it mildly.) However, social media isn't entirely bad. It has helped us stay connected during the pandemic. Problems come when we become addicted to it. That is where Mr. Kendall's company, Moment, comes in. It tracks your time on your phone and shows you what you have been spending a lot of your time on. Join us today as we discuss social media's impact on people from an insider's perspective while also learning some new tricks to stay off your phone.Don't forget to review the podcast with a few sentences on Apple Podcasts to enter our Amazon gift card raffle! If we reach 50 reviews by the end of this year (2020), we will give one random person a gift card. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for more details!
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Guest Bio
Tim Kendall is the former President of Pinterest, Facebook’s former Director of Monetization, and is currently the CEO of an app called Moment, which helps people limit their screen time. Mr. Kendall has witnessed the rise of social media first hand. He helped design Facebook’s monetization strategy that rocketed it to fame and revolutionized technology as we know it. He quickly realized that people were getting addicted to social media and technology more than anyone had every realized. Mr. Kendall was interviewed on Netflix’s documentary called the “ Social Dilemma ,” in which tech experts sound the alarm on the dangerous impact of social networking/media on their users. He also became the CEO of the app Moment to help people not live the majority of their lives on their phones. Tim Kendall is one of the leading tech experts, which gives him a unique insight into the dangers of technology because he has seen it first hand and helped create it. He is doing his best to make sure that people spend time away from their screens and more time in the moment. If you want to download the app “Moment” visit: apps.apple.com If you want to watch the “Social Dilemma” on
Netflix visit: netflix.com/title/81254224
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