A friend of mine at Google is considering moving to another team or leaving because he's concerned about how addictive YouTube has become. Apparently it's a real discussion internally: is YouTube doing more harm than good?

To me, it seems that we're in a precarious position. I wonder what happens when we reach the limits of dopamine saturation, if there is such a thing. Otherwise, it seems Huxley was right -- "man’s almost infinite appetite for distractions" is a dangerous thing.