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But I think these companies are doing everything they can to short-circuit free will and,...

But I think these companies are doing everything they can to short-circuit free will and, in a way, to make us forget that we ever had it in the first place

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But I think these companies are doing everything they can
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to short-circuit free will and, in a way,
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to make us forget that we ever had it in the first place.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:54
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Filmmaker John Hyatt talks to kids, parents and experts about the impact and chilling consequences of constant smartphone screen time in today's world.
- When we think of addiction, we think of substances, - Screened Out 00:07
- When we think of addiction, we think of substances,
That's been true of addiction for centuries, - Screened Out 00:05
That's been true of addiction for centuries,
But things have changed, so now addiction can also apply - Screened Out 00:06
But things have changed, so now addiction can also apply
And that's what I'm interested in: - Screened Out 00:11
And that's what I'm interested in:
That's really where screens come in, because most of those, - Screened Out 00:07
That's really where screens come in, because most of...
- I think we're actually being too cautious - Screened Out 00:05
- I think we're actually being too cautious
All of the aspects of gambling addiction are present. - Screened Out 00:04
All of the aspects of gambling addiction are present.
In fact, those are the exact mechanisms - Screened Out 00:05
In fact, those are the exact mechanisms
- [Jon] And this is why checking our smartphones all day - Screened Out 00:06
- [Jon] And this is why checking our smartphones all day
In fact, it may not even be the devices, but what's on it. - Screened Out 00:06
In fact, it may not even be the devices, but what's on...
Most apps we use have been designed - Screened Out 00:09
Most apps we use have been designed
And what these app companies have learned, - Screened Out 00:12
And what these app companies have learned,
(slot machine chiming) - Screened Out 00:05
(slot machine chiming)
(soft jazz music) And what the heck - Screened Out 00:05
(soft jazz music) And what the heck
What keeps people playing them for hours and hours? - Screened Out 00:05
What keeps people playing them for hours and hours?
Why don't we stop playing after a win, big or small? - Screened Out 00:04
Why don't we stop playing after a win, big or small?
Well, this is because of what psychologists call - Screened Out 00:07
Well, this is because of what psychologists call
- Now, you might imagine intuitively - Screened Out 00:04
- Now, you might imagine intuitively
You know, you go do something, you get a reward, - Screened Out 00:06
You know, you go do something, you get a reward,
- Many years ago, (playful music) - Screened Out 00:07
- Many years ago, (playful music)