Esther Dyson

And also to be aware of the business models that the companies and the things they interact with on the computer and what to understand how they are being manipulated so that they can understand how to manipulate themselves instead of being manipulated by companies that want to addict them to seeing their friends' photos, that want to addict them to playing games, that

And also to be aware of the business models that the companies and the things they interact with on the computer and what to understand how they are being manipulated so that they can understand how to manipulate themselves instead of being manipulated by companies that want to addict them to seeing their friends' photos, that want to addict them to playing games, that

They talk about democratizing investing, but they're actually selling what is fundamentally gambling. There's no here's investment thought in there. You're just chasing after meme stocks and stuff. And the problem is the business models and the people. It's not just the people that business models have directed against. from whom you want to get money by selling advertising to them or something.

They talk about democratizing investing, but they're actually selling what is fundamentally gambling. There's no here's investment thought in there. You're just chasing after meme stocks and stuff. And the problem is the business models and the people. It's not just the people that business models have directed against. from whom you want to get money by selling advertising to them or something.

They talk about democratizing investing, but they're actually selling what is fundamentally gambling. There's no here's investment thought in there. You're just chasing after meme stocks and stuff. And the problem is the business models and the people. It's not just the people that business models have directed against. from whom you want to get money by selling advertising to them or something.

It's also the people who work in these companies. When you talk to the people who work at Facebook or at Google or lots of these places, they know they're manipulating people. They know that they're selling something addictive. And you're destroying the self...

It's also the people who work in these companies. When you talk to the people who work at Facebook or at Google or lots of these places, they know they're manipulating people. They know that they're selling something addictive. And you're destroying the self...

It's also the people who work in these companies. When you talk to the people who work at Facebook or at Google or lots of these places, they know they're manipulating people. They know that they're selling something addictive. And you're destroying the self...

love and self-efficacy, both of your supposed customers, though your customers are really re-advertisers, and of the people who work for your company and feel they're being corrupted. And then you have the CEOs who are surrounded by people who tell them how great they are, and

love and self-efficacy, both of your supposed customers, though your customers are really re-advertisers, and of the people who work for your company and feel they're being corrupted. And then you have the CEOs who are surrounded by people who tell them how great they are, and

love and self-efficacy, both of your supposed customers, though your customers are really re-advertisers, and of the people who work for your company and feel they're being corrupted. And then you have the CEOs who are surrounded by people who tell them how great they are, and

Sometimes they totally believe it, and sometimes they know it's not true, and they end up committing what I call negligent suicide, like Tony Hsieh, for example. Being surrounded by people who tell you you're wonderful all the time when you know you really aren't.

Sometimes they totally believe it, and sometimes they know it's not true, and they end up committing what I call negligent suicide, like Tony Hsieh, for example. Being surrounded by people who tell you you're wonderful all the time when you know you really aren't.

Sometimes they totally believe it, and sometimes they know it's not true, and they end up committing what I call negligent suicide, like Tony Hsieh, for example. Being surrounded by people who tell you you're wonderful all the time when you know you really aren't.

is also it it messes with your mind because you're sucking up the adulation that yes you're great you're wonderful you're the ceo you know everything and it's untrue so you have this big internal cognitive dissonance it's destructive for everybody i did uh tony's last interview maybe five or six days before he died so that was shocking and

is also it it messes with your mind because you're sucking up the adulation that yes you're great you're wonderful you're the ceo you know everything and it's untrue so you have this big internal cognitive dissonance it's destructive for everybody i did uh tony's last interview maybe five or six days before he died so that was shocking and

is also it it messes with your mind because you're sucking up the adulation that yes you're great you're wonderful you're the ceo you know everything and it's untrue so you have this big internal cognitive dissonance it's destructive for everybody i did uh tony's last interview maybe five or six days before he died so that was shocking and

But not the most recent one.

But not the most recent one.

But not the most recent one.