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The Social Dilemma

If something is a tool,it genuinely is just sitting there, waiting patiently

If something is a tool,
it genuinely is just sitting there, waiting patiently

Full Transcript

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If something is a tool, it genuinely is just sitting there,
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waiting patiently.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
58
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:13
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.
If something is not a tool, it's demanding things from you. - The Social Dilemma 00:05
If something is not a tool, it's demanding things from ...
It's seducing you. It's manipulating you. It wants things from you. - The Social Dilemma 00:05
It's seducing you. It's manipulating you. It wants...
And we've moved away from having a tools-based technology environment - The Social Dilemma 00:09
And we've moved away from having a tools-based technolo...
Social media isn't a tool that's just waiting to be used. - The Social Dilemma 00:05
Social media isn't a tool that's just waiting to b...
It has its own goals, and it has its own means of pursuing them - The Social Dilemma 00:07
It has its own goals, and it has its own means of pursuing t...
[Tim] Rewind a few years ago, I was the... - The Social Dilemma 00:04
[Tim] Rewind a few years ago, I was the...
I was coming home, - The Social Dilemma 00:10
I was coming home,
I was in the pantry, you know, typing away on an e-mail - The Social Dilemma 00:06
I was in the pantry, you know, typing away on an e-mail
I am going to work during the day - The Social Dilemma 00:11
I am going to work during the day
-[notification chimes] -[woman gasps] - The Social Dilemma 00:07
-[notification chimes] -[woman gasps]
I actually had to write myself software to break my addiction to reading Reddit. - The Social Dilemma 00:06
I actually had to write myself software to break my addictio...
-[notifications chime] -[slot machines whir] - The Social Dilemma 00:06
-[notifications chime] -[slot machines whir]
-[notifications chime] -[woman gasps] - The Social Dilemma 00:13
-[notifications chime] -[woman gasps]
Even knowing how these tricks work, I'm still susceptible to them. - The Social Dilemma 00:04
Even knowing how these tricks work, I'm still susceptib...
[notifications chime] - The Social Dilemma 00:09
[notifications chime]
I tried through willpower, just pure willpower... - The Social Dilemma 00:05
I tried through willpower, just pure willpower...
"I'll put down my phone, I'll leave my phone in the car when I get home." - The Social Dilemma 00:12
"I'll put down my phone, I'll leave my phone ...
"Well, I wanna bring my phone in the bedroom." - The Social Dilemma 00:06
"Well, I wanna bring my phone in the bedroom."
Willpower was kind of attempt one, - The Social Dilemma 00:06
Willpower was kind of attempt one,
[announcer] Introducing the Kitchen Safe. The Kitchen Safe is a revolutionary, - The Social Dilemma 00:08
[announcer] Introducing the Kitchen Safe. The Kitchen Safe i...