'Our minds can be hijacked': tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia

Re:'Our minds can be hijacked': tech insiders who fear a sma... by Bucephalus355 on Saturday October 07, 2017 @09:10PM (#15426521)

Your analogy of cigarette companies and Facebook was accurate but deeply shocking, I felt a chill in my hands and almost lost my grip on my phone.

I’ve always wondered if in the near future, working for Facebook and Google might be considered shameful, just like how working for Big Tobacco became. I remember one person from college who got a job with a tobacco company promoting Reynolds brands cigarettes to his regions Walgreens and Gas Stations. Despite making more than me (and I’m a Linux / AWS Engineer), he was ashamed, didn’t have a LinkedIn, and would tell people he was unemployed.

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Re:'Our minds can be hijacked': tech insiders who fear a sma... by pdkl95 on Sunday October 08, 2017 @02:37AM (#15427224)

The cigarette company analogy also includes the "secondhand smoke"-style problem: Even if I don't personally use their services, I'm still exposed to the problem indirectly with gmail/GA/etc.

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Re:'Our minds can be hijacked': tech insiders who fear a sma... by cirgue on Sunday October 08, 2017 @02:21PM (#15429274)

Non-users are also exposed to the problem because not using those services weakens social networks and interpersonal relationships.

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Re:'Our minds can be hijacked': tech insiders who fear a sma... by rem1313 on Monday October 09, 2017 @09:20AM (#15433523)

And you are exposed to it's effects if you have "users" in your household - the same way as cigarettes

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