Brain Hacking

Silicon Valley is engineering your phone, apps and social media to get you hooked, says a former Google product manager
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[@Freespeech78]

I've become more addicted to KZbin than any social media outlet 😂

[@fargeeks]

Free Speech ive been doing it since 2007

[@RandomEcom]

its more than addiction for me youtube is part of life i lietrally spend at least 10 hours a day on youtube, i wouldnt say KZbin is bad to be honest becuse my youtube hisotry is mostly education/nature/documentaries its hardcore platoforms like facebook ,tiktok insta which are bad for you because they bring no educational value just anxiety

[@markcorkum8341]

Yes but you rationalize. I'm addicted to KZbin to.. at least their honest about telling us why we become 'Rats in a Cage'😮

[@Freespeech78]

@markcorkum8341 that comment was from 5 yrs ago..idk remember what it was about. But yes we are all addicted to something. Even if it's not drugs or alcohol it could be to sugar or caffeine or even work...we have the tools within to cut the wire to the cages...we just have to wake up..

[@caliblu3872]

I turned off the notifications on my phone a couple of weeks ago and check my phone at specific times a day. If it’s important, I return the call. I got rid of my social media about 6 months ago. Now I’m happy and have real friends. No ones hijacking my brain.

[@xoffox9312]

Ever heard of " Remote Neural Monitoring"? They dont need your Handy if they really want to hack your Brain. They are spying on your thought anyway if they want to...

[@tru_710]

U sound like a fake account that's trying to cover up the trap

[@gillianjohnson876]

Congratulations 🎉! Notifications already turned of, Social media is next.

[@sethwallacephd3418]

Im grateful to all of you. This is literally the first Utube 'comment section' Ive read composed primarily of thoughtful analyses, new perspectives and genuine concern - in the absence of the usual negativity, derision, profanity etc. that often accompanies commentary associated w different topics. Very refreshing. I will add the following: I suspect the most productive resource we can utilize to maximize the benefits of technology while minimizing it's 'negative' power isn't what economic market system we employ, but rather, a comprehensive understanding of our anthropologically determined brain wiring along with an enhanced 'in the moment' mindfulness of our surroundings, values and priorities. I find functional technological tools helpful - but am often taken aback when I see a 12 year old - riding a bike - seemingly compelled to view his phone while simultaneously one handedly pedaling along a busy street! Thats addiction. Worse, I am fearful that our intelligence seems to have surpassed our wisdom. If we cannot find ways to productively control the 'limbic system - to mind - to action' sequence, I fear humanity itself may be its own undoing.

[@midnightstars8617]

Hi😊

[@jamesleonard2870]

Well said 🌵☀️🏄‍♂️🌊

[@reshmaroseline9466]

Now I am a KZbin addict

[@stopthecrazyguy9948]

That is different. Get out and do stuff. If you live in a good size city, get out and take a walk in a busy section. If you are in a rural section, get out and walk in woods. Every place has an adventure waiting. Go and find it.

[@lynnmarieanderson1744]

Do we all really need these insane phones??? I'm addicted to KZbin now too!!! I notice I seem to get more unfocused and distracted, wouldn't be surprised if they discover these phones cause ADD.

[@latoyacole5657]

Right

[@MuvaLaNegra]

Omg me too...isn't it awful☹

[@irri3191]

An EMT pulse or a good size solar flair. Can't come soon enough.

[@IWANTHOTDOG]

I'm addicted to watching youtube videos that tell me how they are making me addicted, while being completely unable to stop myself.

[@kinngrimm]

digital drug dealers

[@kinngrimm]

Now combine this with Cambridge Analytica like aproaches where knowledge of miliary PsyOps are used to influence elections. Anyone then telling f.e. the outcome of the US 2016 election was not influenced is lieing to themselves.

[@LL-zf1nf]

Lol.

[@jerrymander4112]

Microbraintargeting

[@lordnomoremandanimalspleas65]

Virtual reality crowd control.

[@jerrymander4112]

@@lordnomoremandanimalspleas65 Brought to you by DARPAmanagement Inc. Would you prefer the Chinese version of HAL instead..?

[@Dakatari]

The internet has destroyed many lives in the same way substance abuse has

[@christianhoffman7407]

Much of the harm drugs have done is due to our asinine war on drugs. Social media is inherently bad. It very nature, its stated purpose is toxic.

[@iamanempoweredone6064]

People have BECOME the product!

[@sailoranandgardener]

Rather the Emotion of People have become the product.

[@13ivanogre13]

Soylent Greed.

[@crzmoe2]

Hmmmm... Ow true bt so sad

[@violetviolet888]

You haven't "become" the product. You were from the beginning.

[@joeygamio4716]

true people have become a product..now it's fine to look for information in a phone but what about take a rest..

[@madameclark3453]

I knew for years that my work cell phone was keeping me in chronic anxiety. My depression was out of control. It was so bad I wouldn’t answer it on the weekend, I would let the battery die. I quit my good paying job and took a year off. The best decision ever.

[@jupena]

That's very interesting, hope you found peace... what did your do during your time off,

[@vampoftrance]

Brain Hackers hate my dead phone battery, but Apps drain my battery when I need privacy.

[@ryanfranz6715]

I don’t use social media because I have no friends... problem solved

[@kinngrimm]

and yet here we are my friend ;)

[@trollop_7]

Ryan Franz same

[@vinayseth1114]

You'll still get friend requests, don't worry.

[@cjhudson419]

Ryan Franz havent logged onto fb since 09. no social media ever again. ppl are sheep

[@trollop_7]

Cj Hud I think you mean that sheeple are peep.

[@theeclectic6015]

I'm not an expert. But I trained as a psychologist then ended up going into computers later with my own support firm. It is painfully evident to me that this video is spot on. We are the rats pushing the lever to get a pellet of food. We are Pavlov's dogs salivating when we hear the bell. We are the subjects in the experiment. We've become the product. I wish I knew what the answer was.

[@Angeline7009]

Program your own reward system. Be the fish swimming in the opposite direction. They call them “users” for a reason. Stay mindful and know the ultimate choice is always within even if difficult. Love self more than approval from other.

[@furbyadventures]

Theirs always a way. Idiots will always take advantage of technology.

[@tru_710]

Human cattle

[@Daa253]

Do you think that television has also been messing with people psychologically?

[@Angeline7009]

@@tru_710 human cattle as the market to be slaughtered...how can we cash in and take the prodder from the 'former's' hand? We are the cash cows, milked for our time. We have the answers if we are willing to give ourselves more time and subsequent value towards those who have like-minded goals: debt-free, and groups to swing motions in favor of common wealth. I want to stay connected with those who KNOW we don't have to remain as livestock without cashing in on our own 'meat and milk'. I'm open for exchange. ;-) Best to all that are rising!

[@Holisticxoxo]

It was freshman year of college, was walking to cafeteria while scrolling on my phone. Something felt off, I stopped and looked around. Everyone was frozen in place staring at thier phone. I freaked and put phone in pocket. Kept observing. +20 seconds go on. Everyone still frozen like zombies. It felt like I was in the twilight zone. Then suddenly everyone began moving again like the world stopped for a moment. I sat down and pondered. How often does this happen. Has anyone else expirenced this. I think they are doing something bad to us. We are all addicted and we won't admit it.

[@Angeline7009]

That’s a movie by Steven King. Can’t recall the name but the people were like a hive of zombies. And the characters had the illusion of making progress while going in a circle of progression but never arriving. Just happy to be “traveling along”. This video needs a revisit 2023.

[@alyciamarie4163]

Oddly I just read that it is meant to put us into a trance. Sleeping is technically a trance and each level of sleep does different things. It has to do with that. We literally are zombies. They are slowly pushing us toward the world they want. Own nothing and be happy. Literally social credits, no cash, they literally know everything we say /do/go/look/ feel/ see … everything. They made us all wear masks for 2 years. They made us all get shots for what?!! The world right now is absolutely insane!!!

[@andymatteo6573]

I'm a "targeted individual" and I am experiencing "gang stalking" and am waiting for the 60 minutes piece about this operation and about the technology involved because this piece about smart phone "brain hacking" is a puff piece. What people are doing with technology now is very profound, unfortunately I am a test subject, we are actually evolving, I am having some terrifying experiences, I think crimes against humanity are occuring, the recent fires in California were set up and not the product of global warming, and I am asking 60 minutes to investigate because what is often reported in the media may not actually be the truth. For instance, Larry Nassar may have been "gang stalked" or his court case was illegally tampered with and he could get out of prison. I know these things and it feels like living in a very bizarre dual reality where the truth exists and it is known but then a bunch of scared or cowardice people report our civilization to be something it is not on a daily basis. I start to wonder if I am singled out and in the dark and the rest of the public knows what I don't, and that I am some type of special science project. Seriously, seriously consider that what is covered in the media is not reflecting the truth and many people are covertly manipulating societal events to give a presentation of an alternate reality from the truth. This gets to be rectified!

[@meatwad420ish]

Gel foot relief pads that stick to your feet work extremely well. The best defense, though, is literal thick skin. Walk barefoot outside often to build up your thick skin and do something with your hands, play the guitar or get them dirty, build up your finger tip calluses. 60 minutes did a video on brain hacking and guess where the sensors were just on the fingertips. Nothing more was needed to tell jumps in electrical pulses, which includes reading subvocalizations (conscious thought). Cover your ears! Cotton balls in the ears stop a lot of the tonal conditioning and what feels like shocks (fear conditioning). A thick beanie helps cut down on the noise campaigns. It's not the noise that bothers you, but the well timed shock to go along with it. Nylon knee braces are absolutely necessary. Get them and you're welcome. A back brace seems to help out a lot by covering your lower backs pressure points. Velcro might attract the shocks more as well. A leather or neoprene vest will also help stop them from poking in the front and back. Back braces also help cover the pressure points in your lower back and front (bowel control). You can stick a microphone in your ear to record the voices, you can also amplify it and remove the noise to hear the really creepy stuff. It's more like a TENS unit, so it'll be weak shocks but a multimeter should be able to find the difference. Grounding mats also help a lot. Your body communicates with small electrical pulses so it makes sense to use them. Tesla's experiment in Colorado Springs also shocked people's feet for a distance. It's mostly your feet and knees, next time they're bothering you just clench your toes and see what 'symptoms' go away. Stay hydrated and use lotion. Hydrated skin is less conductive than hydrated skin. Write your lawmakers daily about neuro-privacy rights. Chile has passed them and the IEEE is a major proponent for worldwide legislation.

[@skyoneasassin]

This is absolutely terrifying please please 60 Minutes continue to look into this

[@w.c.c.b.9798]

skyoneasassin please PLEASE do your OWN research, my friend!

[@freeworldnomoreenslavingou709]

@@w.c.c.b.9798 troll

[@christianhoffman7407]

@@w.c.c.b.9798 why not both? 60 minutes has far more access than any of us. This story on 60 Minutes, carried by YT has introduced skyoneasassin to a concept that it appears is new to them. There is still a place for journalism to show us what we don't know we don't know.

[@thetower8349]

Ever notice your phone making a notification sound once you put it down? Lol

[@neoneherefrom5836]

no

[@313YoungBoo]

Man ik this was 4years ago but fr tho😂😂

[@lindseysmith3773]

I was on my phone while watching this...

[@solomon4332]

Split screen...

[@selihter]

Lindsey Smith lol

[@conversationalshaving9805]

Lindsey Smith, I watched this on my phone!

[@michaelscott9018]

Lindsey Smith lol I said the same thing

[@alvarorobinson1066]

Oh my God!!!... You need help!!

[@yuppers1]

Yeah. A lot of us are now staying away from startups that build time-wasters. I only work on utilities, health and wellness, and educational apps. No more ad-driven business models.

[@carlaharris2927]

What we don’t know are the huge unforeseen consequences we will face in the coming decades. Just like a new drug, we won’t know the “side effects” on society until behaviors show repercussions. Scary.

[@awkwardoccurrences.john3166]

Carla harris already shows.

[@philbg6378]

Please everybody let’s all do something about this before is to late!

[@TELEVISIBLE]

life is scary

[@amandab73]

I think when the general public understands the causation and how bad things really are, it's not going to be pretty. People joke about thinking something and it showing up in an ad on their phone or tv. It's not a joke.

[@maddavisdog07]

this makes me want to get rid of my phone.

[@Underwoodforyou]

I permanently deleted my Instagram and Facebook while watching this.

[@nancyg.ahmadzai2546]

Has never affected me, been using my smartphone since they came out, for phone calls, text messages, to stay in touch with a few friends and my extended family, that's it. Maybe being a cognitive psychologist helps me not getting hooked into technology, I still read real books from the public library, don't watch TV, use my laptop for work only. And spend time with friends and family without cell phones. That's what CELL PHONES MEAN: THEY KEEP PEOPLE IN A CELL, PRISON, JAIL. Very scary indeed.

[@blueapple9077]

class action lawsuit once they figure out the cell phones are causing cancer they got us addicted to something that's cancer causing just like cigarettes

[@MsLignumvitae]

Who benefit from CAL we'll all be dead 🤣🤣🤣. I really don't Kno that we can put the toothpaste back in the tube...

[@kerrymarris4260]

Blue Apple , maybe the government will fine shame book, and suckaburg for 20,000,000,$ about what he makes while you're counting your friend requests for the day. take book is the new DuPont.luv that Teflon, in my brain. thanks again, Wonka out.

[@VoltairesRevenge]

Kerry Marris You keep that aluminum wrapped really good and tight. Ok, sugar?

[@dianneshenton1262]

I wish you would do a follow up to this story. What are they finding in the research on teen brains? What happened to the whistleblower?

[@OllieCreates]

Have you seen the Tristan Harris film, "The Social Dilemma?" If not, I recommend it!

[@ChooseU4ever]

Switch off the damn notifications... Problem solved

[@MsJones3]

All these geniuses please use the same algorithm to trick our brains to pursue our passions and to learn how to treat each other, instead for monetary value

[@derekrobinson4347]

Good idea. need to find not-for profit who will fund it. I am in if you work this. Geniuses will not do it as most want money and no money in people finding their passion. I am still motivated by this cause. Will find money in other places

[@MX-CO]

That would be nice

[@staceykersting705]

OK....I'm officially in love with you.....Fawn for prez!

[@qbeenzotherside]

I already have for the kids and those who were born after year 2000 it's kinda the plan here

[@kochesejones9712]

That sounds like the right thing to do

[@prometheusall6804]

I agree with him. However these phones are here to stay. . . . self discipline is needed. . . .

[@MsLignumvitae]

Exactly! Can't put toothpaste back in tube.

[@parktamaroon226]

Self discipline vs. trillionaire team of neuroscientists, engineers, accountants, lawyers, and child psychologists. Good luck with that.

[@Meekseek]

A cell phone is not tooth paste, I dumped my cell phone & at&t 3 yrs ago and I had one before you were born when they were called car phones. I suggest you check your toothpaste for fluoride, I think your analogy shows you're a bit dumbed down..

[@Meekseek]

Park Tamaroon and all working with the government.

[@dalewalker4614]

@@MsLignumvitae And you can't reverse a nuclear explosion either.

[@Huxtee7]

5:53 2 beautiful people at the beach ON THEIR PHONES. End times are near get your mind right.

[@lilwinged5291]

Amen they have no idea how bad it is bc they feel normalcy on the phone . And the news never shows what's happening abroad with biblical prophecies. It's weird to that here in Oregon I couldn't see the blood moon , like it was purposely covered or something. Idk ..

[@BuickGeek24]

@@lilwinged5291 That's exactly why people should have better impulse control

[@AndieBlack13]

I fail to understand how trivial, how unconcerned individuals here in the comments section, & out in "real life"...The other day we had a dinner for eleven people, after the people had eaten, their hands no longer occupied with the forks, spoons & knives, the conversations "changed", morphed ...& the phones came out...every single one (except me)...eleven people...some trying to hold conversations while scanning the phone, some turned away from the table while still seated, some just got up & left, some close as to not be "rude", some farther...??? Do any of you find this remotely normal?....if you do, I pity you.

[@davidhume3335]

U WOT M8

[@mmeqrage8572]

The price people pay for being in a radically capitalistic system is their sanity. Too bad for them, but freely chosen.

[@Yelenots]

No, I find it sad that 10 adults thought it to be ok and not impolite.

[@latoshadennis7730]

Ricardo Ellison It's not normal at all, and I've had the same experience with friends.

[@AndieBlack13]

Tosh ChanDen The dinner-table is the one social event I have been able to observe intently, the behaviour of those who have these devices. On a personal note, my wife upgraded to her first smartphone from her old "dumb-phone"...myself monitoring, noting any perceived behaviour changes. Our 20 year-old son has fully ignored his new smartphone we got for him, opting instead for his laptop...btw, our son has long since been "ingrained" our courtesy, protocol at the dinner-table " May I be excused from the table?", each & every time...when was the last time you've heard that, if at all?

[@wilmawilliams4091]

I took my daughter to the ER and while in the waiting area a mother was there with her young daughter, about a year old waiting for the sick child to be seen aswell. The baby was continually crying and whining, yearning for the mothers attention. Climbing all over her wanting to be comforted because she was sick and unbelievably the Mother mother kept brushing her off and actually ignoring her to look at her phone on facebook. It was sooo sad. She was so engaged and interested on her phone opposed to tending to her sick child..

[@sharongray6421]

I agree, that is so incredibly sad. You might be interested in the book, Alone Together by Sherry Turkle. She includes some stories similar to what you've described.

[@B_Bodziak]

Unfortunately, I do the same to my dog at times. I think he hates my phone.

[@CL-hf2fb]

Enraging this is what this world has come to. Vegetables who no longer read books.

[@JesusisKing03]

Because I learned all this in school as a behavioral science student I dropped my FB which now I want to get rid of YT which is my last habit.

[@yacanbenisrael6414]

Get a flip phone don't nag

[@phillynation176]

My teacher showed me this and at 12:35 my whole class started laughing and I didn’t know why till I looked back and oh man...

[@parthv5597]

Read the text at the time

[@quiquitohernandez7977]

Still don't get it :/

[@WelcomeToMichellesWorld]

Wow, we know what they do at work.

[@RAIDERxNATION]

So @ 12:34 pause it and it says what the persons device usages were😰😰😰🤦‍♂️

[@moongoddesslilly4987]

😂

[@TesserId]

7:01 "They're holding some of them back for you, to let you know later in a big burst." It's called stringing people along.

[@seektherapy70]

"A computer programmer who now 'knows" how the brain works' is presumptuous." In my opinion, Ai is worse than the Stanford Prison Experiment because it involves the world without consent. In my opinion, Tristan Harris is extremely rare because he is literally using both sides of his brain, giving him the ability to see outside the box. People are not talking because, in reality, Ai is becoming unethical like the Stanford Prison Experiment for C level tech executives and the users are Pavlov's dog.

[@BuickGeek24]

Exactly, notifications do produce the same dopamine response as the bell in the experiment

[@kwentemakradveli6355]

@@kjones6515 you know where to shut off nanobots mk.bki.rnm slavery

[@kjones6515]

@@kwentemakradveli6355 No. Unfortunately I am being abused by it. I am trying to get help myself. I have been cyber tortured for 17 months now.

[@garaangelessanchezruiz7378]

You can't avoid it...if the come to you...the only thing you can do is to distinguish and let it go... There is no Black magic in here...It's only brain manipulation that you can surpass. There is a Judge out there that put everything on its place

[@color4268]

Very true. We're be engineered and hacked with EMF. Nevermind the interface that's small stuff to what's happening. Look into psychotronics and the Havana Syndrome attacks. The technology is just hitting the public consciousness. It's probably the next Holocaust.

[@Applecorecafe]

Watch Aldous Huxley interview with Mike Wallace in 1958 on KZbin

[@302Notary-fingerprintboss]

AppleCoreCafe Aldous Huxley! Ok 👌🏾

[@nclsrfn]

thanks.

[@norman1741]

Funny how even this short 13 min video contains an ad.

[@rr7firefly]

This takes me back to that Star Trek (Next Generation) episode called "The Game" where Ryker brings back to the ship that highly addictive electronic device.

[@MichaelWaisJr]

If Riker and Picard challenged an alien species to a deadly game of "Pong", "Asteroids", or "GTA" that'd be played on the deck monitor that'd be AAAAAWWEESSSOOOOMMMEEEE!!! :D :D

[@henrysmith1464]

Good questions asked. This is journalism's value. Lots of likes!

[@Melissa0774]

This is why the Amish believe what they do. They were onto something.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

The Amish have computers, smartphones, etc. for farming, but they stay in the barn and don't get used unless they need to call for a delivery, or arrange for a milk truck to come, etc.

[@13ivanogre13]

Exactly. I use my Apple iMac exclusively, at home, and I check my Gmail a bit too much and I love KZbin; it's my TV. The real TV is gathering dust on the top shelf, waiting for some big news story to make me reach for it but now KZbin goes live to those stories so the TV waits. But I carry no device with me when I go out. I can get by without that stuff just fine. I'm 62 yrs. old so I guess I'm just used to it. My greatest desire years ago was an alpha-numeric pager, never got around to that either.

[@michelleburkholder2547]

Agreed. The only problem is the repression and abuse from within the community. The way we live today is insane.

[@lilwinged5291]

Unfortunately the amish have fallen prey now to the same thing.

[@DMDFilms]

@@davidhollenshead4892 most Amish like the ones my grandpa lives next to don't use technology or show that they do because it is against what their church believes. However, before some join the church at a certain age they will use technology. Or some may use it for jobs but overall it is not allowed.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

IMAGINE that class action lawsuit.

[@Jamdunglyrics]

60min I love this program from I was a child.....I see they still bringing on interesting topics

[@candleunderwater7586]

THANK YOU for your bravery, sir! Namaste! Many who understand feel disempowered, to bridge the divide between savvy and non-savvy. I continue to seek my role in solving the problem, eternally Grateful for those who believed in my recovery from trauma.

[@windwhipped5]

I have ADHD, depression and an anxiety disorder. Tech is addicting, the constant scrolling puts my anxiety through the roof sometimes. but I'm learning to turn it off as soon as I start getting anxious. I have to do my best in balancing it by going outside for an hour or more so I can think clearly and refocus on different things that I enjoy. Im 52, with no family of my own so I'm vulnerable to this stuff. Im stuck between 2 worlds. It isn't easy as I thought.

[@manuelmoraleda9684]

FOMO Fear of missing out.

[@vintageantique7722]

I made social media to reconnect with old friends, but they've all become strangers, and I no longer have the desire to connect. They don't hardly remember I exist anymore...

[@stopgotdamndeletingmycomme8642]

Delete it n make real acquaintances n friends in the real world.a hobby is a good place to meet new ppl.wish u all the best

[@amandagarcia6320]

Hooray! For Whistleblowers!......this is vital information everyone can benefit from learning about:-) Thank you for posting this wonderfully informative video:-)

[@cherylroberts771]

It was world War two they discovered the microwave auditory effect the Frey effect and people have been assaulted ever since.. victims that are gaslighted and called crazy including the whistle blowers you know the highly intelligent men and women who spoke out against the misuse of this technology.. detection and protection and protection of those harming others.. illegal mind experiments ..

[@Aconte313]

This guy is the enemy

[@christianhoffman7407]

@@Aconte313 What? What do you mean?

[@mikerosy6924]

User engagement = code word for addiction. I deleted Facebook in 2015 after I heard they were hiring the software engineers that make slot machines more “engaging”... wake up folks.

[@supermindhackerofficial]

This is the scary version of brain hacking! Brain hacking has 2 different definitions!

[@howardtheduck4715]

they got me brain

[@CarlosReghis]

There was fast-food, then cigarette, and now this? When will it end... too much brain washing.

[@ibrickjames3194]

I’m choosing to sacrifice my life and my good health to spread the word. This sure beats holding a sign on the side of the road.

[@Debgirl27]

I'm going to start hiding my phone in my desk drawer

[@maritzaagosto1793]

Thank you Anderson Cooper for sharing this story .... something to think about .

[@justachannel1904]

I tried “grayscale” initially thinking it was a waste of time, but after sticking with it (for about a week), I realized it made a TREMENDOUS impact on how much I checked my phone AND stayed on it when it’s open. Smartphones are certainly tools that help us, but grayscale can prevent it from becoming an obstacle from your everyday life.

[@rachelosiria7865]

What is grayscale?

[@loveyaclouds]

​Looked it up. Apparently it is a mode on apple phones that (like dark mode) change how your phone screen looks. In this case it makes everything on screen a shade of gray. ​@@rachelosiria7865

[@hibiscusangel7376]

KZbin is now getting onto the social media game too...

[@lisaoldwithsomanywhys5487]

thank you again Anderson for another informative video👏👍❣️

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

It is so true, Coop. I am lucky in a way to be a Twelve Stepper, long in recovery.. so I get it what 'abstinence' means, and how it can be a very good thing. I give myself chunks of time OFF the grid. A digital detox, if you will, deliberately chosen when I do not go online, or on-phone. No matter what...And it works to keep me sane...and BTW nothing bad ever happens when I do this!!!

[@knhmutknhmut9849]

When I'm off battery I used to feel like I'm in the half-world 😂 living

[@nycgweed]

The problem is most work today is done on a phone or computer as well as using social media to keep in contact with Vendors and even selling products so you need these apps

[@raqueljenson5972]

Thank you so much great information

[@marvenscharles7469]

"And you can't even feel it" Oh no lady. Trust me... as college students, it hurts every time we hear that Outlook notification.

[@trulywylde5726]

I'd settle for neutral media, or at least honest journalism...!

[@brianabouttown256]

Jessica Wylde what a radical concept 😜

[@hattiecolley54]

I said this years ago. This is why we r where we r today. Being Programmed is so sublime, but intentional, and real. Thank u for sharing!!

[@ibrickjames3194]

I’m contacting every single news anchor. I have proof I have support. And I choose if I have to die for the good of the people. But I’m not committing suicide like the program wants me to

[@fibonachos4039]

The mailman programmed me to check the mail box.

[@ColonialSun-mg6tq]

This personally scares me my phone is hacking my brain THEY ARE PROGRAMING MY BRAIN AM I A ROBOT?!?!?!

[@noluvomafunda873]

ColonialSun0653 Me too

[@MrYnoter]

Poseidon's Daughter Yup, lay off the phone for a while

[@tdtadesse547]

This is nothing new, I've felt everything described in this video....and the scary part is I don't feel any need to change my behavior....

[@dippster357]

That's how they work! It's so pain-less you don't even know it's happening! That the true scary part of it!

[@LuckyLucky-xp2sz]

Awww Andisson Cooper is one Of the best journalists I admire. Love you Andisson

[@kl1804]

Read this as "Brian Hackling" my brain has officially been hacked

[@ibrickjames3194]

They are scared they are lonely. They are bullied. They are crying out for justice.

[@byiza9484]

Pros and cons to everything in life. Balance is 🔑

[@multiverse3282]

A 🔑, guarded so heavily that most won't ever have it. And if you find it, I bet they'll come after it.

[@QueenCallisto]

Now I know why Google created Google Well Being.

[@mbuvito]

60 Minutes: “Let’s do a video about how phones and apps make you addicted to them” Also 60 Minutes: “Lets put it on KZbin”

[@MISAO_SAO]

Haha. If only people knew how much these devices are mimicked after our brains. It's so much deeper than addiction.

[@morayoadedapo2457]

I wasn't even worried about my phone(I'm watching this for school) until they kept saying how anxious I am to look at it lol

[@CRASS2047]

It’s not just the dinner table , look around next time you stop at a red light. Drivers can’t wait so they spend the red light staring at the magic screen.

[@caturdaynite7217]

Some of us are doing business, like checking an email from a client or seeing if a part was shipped or has arrived. But, I get the general idea. I never take the phone into a restaurant or someplace where it's use would be impolite. It stays in the truck. Whatever it is, it can wait.

[@arande3]

Yeah, you have to be very self-aware to interact with it in a healthy way.

[@indym375]

I guess its time to start a no phone no social media after 6:00 pm challenge Now after watching this video only use it for phone calls use only

[@nickwinn]

What's wrong with me? I have trouble finding my phone some days, feels like I can walk away from it for 48+ hours.

[@theruggedscholar1544]

Nicholas Winn bless you!

[@MichaelWaisJr]

Tell me your secret. I want to know how you do it! :D

[@exile3119]

That’s awesome.

[@momptz80]

Me too. I ask the same thing, Whats wrong w me? My friends & family complain & sometimes even get angry wth me because i forget about my cell phone & dont look at it for days sometimes, then end up missing calls & messages. I guess there arent too many like this left

[@Retrofire-47]

ya, same. i only have a flip phone now. life is significantly better

[@jimcole4492]

Doesn't sound evil at all. Thanks for programming that in to the interview.

[@bonnierobinson5917]

Teacher should share this in high school.

[@bonob0123]

This is nothing new it's what marketing departments and corporations have been doing for years. The digital space is just a new area where it's being done and is more blatant but big businesses have been trying and been successful at shaping our minds and thinking and values for a long time

[@dianefitzpatrick7774]

I went to the symphony the first year IPhones came out, during intermission I watched as over 50% of the audience rather than get up and visit, turned their phones on and played candy crush. I was amused at first, years later I notice no one is able to do anything without their phone in their hand. It's beyond scarey how out of touch people really are. The big word is, research, fact check, or do your homework; these phones have become our albatross...

[@VoltairesRevenge]

Phones are so convenient, with all these apps, yet you still managed to defy spellcheck and spell “scary” as “scarey.” You’re supposed to be the supreme race but can’t even use your own language? Now that is truly “scarey.”

[@ibrickjames3194]

Gang Stalking training manual. I know it sounds crazy. You can thank me for the education later

[@KimsLantern]

“They did not want us to give out this thing that was going to make people less stuck on their phones.”

[@TheGatekeeper-]

Currently watching this on my iPhone 📱😁

[@fargeeks]

Wathed this on a note 5

[@binkdawg9436]

It affects poor people the most who already live off the most primitive way of thinking. Becoming more violent and chasing a false sense of happiness and self gratification

[@13ivanogre13]

For people who are really poor it is a window into other worlds, like Wikipedia and Khan Academy. It's never cut and dried.

[@jungoogie]

Fascinating! (Feeling urge from anxiety to watch another youtube video instantly afterwords)

[@Rcorp31]

The irony is that I received a notification from YT about this episode and reacted quickly to watch.

[@nadinegary7404]

It reading my thoughts too.

[@BLAZENYCBLACKOPS]

Here in NYC I would say that at least 70% of the time the person sitting at the front of the line of a red light is too busy playing with their phone because when the light turns green you need to honk at them to get them to move. I’ve been watch people who’re driving while I’m on the sidewalk and the amount of people staring at their phone while driving is absolutely ridiculous, something needs to be done about this, many people have a serious cellphone addiction.

[@ibrickjames3194]

Well I’ve enjoyed getting things off of my mind. Thank you for listening or I should say reading. I hope you take this to heart and do your research. You will be the most respected man on the planet of this earth guaranteed

[@RoundSparrow]

A world where denial of Neil Postman and Marshall McLuhan were educators on all this in the 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's

[@netabaughman3079]

First make “smart cities” come clean! What are they investing in?

[@mk1computron68]

It used to be pamflets nailed on wooden door by some monk....never before had printing press enabled a few people to shape our world

[@vinayseth1114]

Interesting argument. But with books and pamphlets, you still had to move around a bit. Plus, light is much more addictive than paper, in the same way that oily food is addictive to the tastebuds.

[@ramseysaiymeh3377]

Oh, the irony of watching this on my smart phone

[@elearningDelta]

We would like to use this video for educational use at a community college, we are seeking permission to caption the video or request that closed captions be added.

[@monmixer]

I turn my phone off when i go to bed.

[@TheOsk1e]

Black mirror

[@tobijones1045]

Everyone who uses any device is in the matrix

[@JonathanDavidLife]

When did AC start doing 60 min?