TikTok is a Time Bomb - by Gurwinder - The Prism
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The ultimate weapon of mass distraction
TikTok is a Time Bomb The ultimate weapon of mass distraction Gurwinder Jan 21, 2023 1,977 104 304 Share For thousands of years, humans sought to subjugate their enemies by inflicting pain, misery, and terror. They did this because these were the most paralyzing emotions they could consistently evoke; all it took was the slash of a sword or pull of a trigger. But as our understanding of psychology has developed, so it has become easier to evoke other emotions in complete strangers. Advances in the understanding of positive reinforcement, driven mostly by people trying to get us to click on lin
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