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[Anderson Cooper] It's rare for a tech insider to be so blunt
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The Social Dilemma

It's rarefor a tech insider to be so blunt, but Tristan Harris believessomeone needs to...

[Anderson Cooper] It's rare
for a tech insider to be so blunt, but Tristan Harris believes
someone needs to be. [Tristan] When I was at Google, I was on the Gmail team,
and I just started getting burnt out 'cause we'd had
so many conversations about

Full Transcript

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[Anderson Cooper] It's rare for a tech insider to be so blunt,
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but Tristan Harris believes someone needs to be.
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[Tristan] When I was at Google,
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I was on the Gmail team, and I just started getting burnt out
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'cause we'd had so many conversations about...
Duration
15 seconds
Views
105
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:04
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, drama
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
You know, what the inbox should look like and what color it should be, and... - The Social Dilemma 00:05
You know, what the inbox should look like and what color it ...
And I, you know, felt personally addicted to e-mail, - The Social Dilemma 00:09
And I, you know, felt personally addicted to e-mail,
I haven't heard anybody talk about this." - The Social Dilemma 00:10
I haven't heard anybody talk about this."
-[ominous instrumental music playing] -[message alerts chiming] - The Social Dilemma 00:10
-[ominous instrumental music playing] -[message alerts chimi...
[energetic piano music playing] - The Social Dilemma 00:08
[energetic piano music playing]
Every day, I went home and I worked on it for a couple hours every single night. - The Social Dilemma 00:05
Every day, I went home and I worked on it for a couple hours...
[typing] - The Social Dilemma 00:16
[typing]
Two billion people will have thoughts that they didn't intend to have - The Social Dilemma 00:15
Two billion people will have thoughts that they didn't ...
And I sent this presentation - The Social Dilemma 00:10
And I sent this presentation
When I went to work the next day, - The Social Dilemma 00:05
When I went to work the next day,
Later that day, there was, like, 400 simultaneous viewers, - The Social Dilemma 00:05
Later that day, there was, like, 400 simultaneous viewers,
I got e-mails from all around the company. I mean, people in every department saying, - The Social Dilemma 00:16
I got e-mails from all around the company. I mean, people in...
Later, I found out Larry Page had been notified about this presentation - The Social Dilemma 00:18
Later, I found out Larry Page had been notified about this p...
[message alerts chiming] - The Social Dilemma 00:04
[message alerts chiming]
Including all of us at Facebook, - The Social Dilemma 00:18
Including all of us at Facebook,
We had such envy for that, and it seemed so elegant to us... - The Social Dilemma 00:06
We had such envy for that, and it seemed so elegant to us...
Facebook had been around for about two years, - The Social Dilemma 00:09
Facebook had been around for about two years,
I was the director of monetization. The point was, like, - The Social Dilemma 00:16
I was the director of monetization. The point was, like,
And I think this advertising model is probably the most elegant way. - The Social Dilemma 00:05
And I think this advertising model is probably the most eleg...
If you are scrolling through your social media feed - The Social Dilemma 00:14
If you are scrolling through your social media feed