Tech Bros Inventing Things That Already Exist
Summary
TLDRThe video script satirizes Silicon Valley's tendency to overhype and reinvent ordinary products as tech innovations. It mocks examples like the Hydrate Spark water bottle, Soylent meal replacement, and Juicero juicer, which claim technological advancement but offer little practical improvement. The script also pokes fun at 'Tech Bros' for their lack of understanding of basic human needs and everyday products, suggesting that not everything needs a tech makeover.
Takeaways
- 😀 Masayoshi Son, the CEO of SoftBank, compared himself to Jesus Christ and the Beatles, suggesting he faces similar misunderstanding and criticism.
- 🤔 The speaker humorously suggests Son should let others make the comparison to Jesus by adopting symbolic attire, rather than stating it himself.
- 🎶 The script discusses the SoftBank Vision Fund's mission to tackle significant challenges facing humanity, aligning with a perceived noble and altruistic goal.
- 🤷♂️ The speaker expresses uncertainty about the initial popularity of the Beatles, highlighting a generational and cultural gap in musical knowledge.
- 🏢 The script satirizes the reinvention of common products and services by tech companies, often with little real technological innovation, such as shared office spaces and meal replacement shakes.
- 🚌 Tech companies are criticized for 'reinventing' existing concepts like buses and lunch breaks, sometimes with a lack of originality or practicality.
- 🍵 Examples of 'non-tech' products marketed as tech innovations include the Hydrate Spark water bottle, Soylent meal replacement, and the Juicero juicer, which were criticized for their unnecessary complexity.
- 📈 The script touches on the financial tech sector's struggle with compliance and regulation, contrasting the tech industry's user experience focus with traditional finance's compliance focus.
- 📱 There's a critique of how technology, particularly apps and smartphones, has been optimized for engagement over user well-being, potentially leading to negative health impacts.
- 🚀 The script ends with a nod to the tech industry's impact on space exploration and finance, suggesting a pattern of overpromising and underdelivering in these sectors.
Q & A
Who did Masayoshi Son compare himself to in the Financial Times article?
-Masayoshi Son compared himself to both Jesus Christ and the Beatles in the Financial Times article.
What is the speaker's opinion on Masayoshi Son's comparison to Jesus Christ and the Beatles?
-The speaker humorously suggests that Son's comparison might be true and proposes that Son should let others make the comparison rather than stating it himself.
What does the speaker think about the initial popularity of the Beatles?
-The speaker claims to not be knowledgeable about the Beatles' initial popularity, suggesting that they might not have been popular initially based on Son's statement.
What is the SoftBank Vision Fund's goal according to Masayoshi Son?
-The SoftBank Vision Fund aims to tackle the biggest challenges and risks facing humanity today.
What is the speaker's view on the role of venture capital and tech entrepreneurs in society?
-The speaker sarcastically suggests that venture capital and tech entrepreneurs are looking out for humanity, while also mocking some of their innovations.
What is the 'Power Hour' mentioned in the script?
-The 'Power Hour' is a concept where employees are encouraged to take a break from meetings and work to go for a walk or have lunch, described as a new invention by a food delivery app company.
What is the main issue the speaker has with the products invented by 'Tech Bros'?
-The speaker criticizes 'Tech Bros' for inventing products that either already exist or don't require technology, often pitching non-tech products as tech to achieve higher valuations.
What is the 'delete me' service mentioned in the script?
-Delete me is a subscription service that acts on behalf of consumers to force data brokers to delete their personal information that is being sold online.
What is the 'hydrate spark' and why does the speaker find it amusing?
-The 'hydrate spark' is a connected water bottle that tracks water intake and glows as a reminder to drink. The speaker finds it amusing because it's an over-engineered solution to a basic human function that doesn't require technology.
What is the criticism of the 'juicero' in the script?
-The 'juicero' is criticized for being an overpriced and unnecessary internet-connected device for squeezing juice from pre-packaged fruit bags, which could be done manually with the same or better results.
Outlines
😅 The Unlikely Comparisons of Masayoshi Son
The paragraph humorously discusses how Masayoshi Son, the CEO of SoftBank, compared himself to Jesus Christ and the Beatles, drawing attention to the absurdity of such comparisons. The speaker, while not an expert in theology or musicology, humorously suggests that Son might be telling the truth and proposes that Son should let others make the comparison. The speaker also touches on Son's vision for SoftBank's Vision Fund, which aims to tackle humanity's biggest challenges, a noble goal that the speaker sarcastically suggests Jesus would also pursue if he were in charge of a venture capital fund.
🤖 Tech Bros' Misguided Innovations
This section critiques the tendency of 'Tech Bros' to reinvent the wheel, often creating products that already exist or are unnecessary. The speaker points out that many of these innovations are not technological breakthroughs but rather rebranded versions of existing concepts. Examples include Lyft's and Uber's bus services, Elon Musk's 'boring company' urban loop system, and various other tech-driven transportation ideas that have not lived up to their hype. The speaker also pokes fun at the idea that tech innovations are always beneficial, suggesting that sometimes they are simply solutions in search of problems.
🥤 The Absurdity of High-Tech Hydration and Food
The paragraph satirizes the tech industry's foray into everyday items like water bottles and meal replacement shakes. It discusses the Hydrate Spark, a 'smart' water bottle that tracks water intake, and Soylent, a meal replacement shake designed to eliminate the hassle of food. The speaker mocks the idea that these products are necessary, suggesting that they cater to a tech-centric view of the world where basic human needs are seen as problems to be engineered away. The humor lies in the absurdity of treating simple, everyday activities like drinking water or eating as if they require high-tech solutions.
🍵 The Farcical World of Tech-Infused Beverages
This section continues the theme of tech bros overcomplicating simple tasks, this time focusing on the juicero, a high-priced juicer that was revealed to be no more effective than manual squeezing, and Toria, an internet-connected tea infuser that was ultimately unnecessary. The speaker highlights the irony of these products, which promise innovation but often deliver little more than what could be achieved with traditional methods. The humor comes from the speaker's incredulity at the high valuations and investments these products received, despite their lack of practical improvement over existing solutions.
🤳 The Tech Industry's Invasive Presence in Daily Life
The paragraph discusses how tech innovations have become invasive, integrating into every aspect of daily life, from lunch breaks to personal care. It mentions the 'pause pod,' a tent-like structure for meditation, and the trend of co-living spaces. The speaker also touches on the irony of tech companies creating 'smart' versions of simple items like toothbrushes, which connect to apps for no apparent benefit. The humor lies in the speaker's exasperation with the tech industry's tendency to commodify and complicate ordinary life experiences, often to the detriment of user experience and common sense.
🚀 The Tech Bro Invasion of Space and Finance
This section critiques the tech industry's recent forays into space exploration and financial technology. It discusses the tech bro space race, the rise and fall of space-themed SPACs, and the impact of fintech on traditional financial practices. The speaker points out the often-hyped and under-delivered nature of these innovations, suggesting that the tech industry's focus on user experience sometimes comes at the cost of compliance and practicality. The humor is derived from the speaker's skepticism towards the tech industry's self-proclaimed disruptive innovations, which are often repackaged versions of existing concepts or ideas that have not been thoroughly vetted for their long-term viability or legality.
📱 The Backlash Against Tech's Overreach
The final paragraph addresses the growing public backlash against the tech industry's overreach into various aspects of life, including the push to ban smartphones in schools and the decline in user satisfaction with apps designed for engagement rather than utility. The speaker reflects on the tech industry's ability to improve lives while also cautioning against the marketing tricks that often misrepresent non-tech products as innovative tech solutions. The humor here is subtle, as the speaker acknowledges their own reliance on technology while still critiquing its excesses.
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Keywords
💡Masayoshi Son
💡The Beatles
💡Venture Capital
💡WeWork
💡Innovation
💡Juicero
💡Tech Bros
💡Web 3
💡Cryptocurrencies
💡NFTs
💡Compliance
Highlights
Masayoshi Son compared himself to Jesus Christ and the Beatles, claiming they were misunderstood and not initially popular.
SoftBank's Vision Fund aims to tackle humanity's biggest challenges and risks, a noble goal aligned with Jesus's hypothetical actions if he ran a VC fund.
Criticism of tech innovations that are not new, such as shared office spaces and the WeWork startup, which was funded despite the concept's long existence.
Tech Bros are praised for looking out for humanity, despite being the subject of mockery, especially for innovations backed by VC firms like SoftBank.
The humorous reinvention of the bus by companies like Lyft, Uber, and Elon Musk's Boring Company, which were not as innovative as claimed.
Delete.me is introduced as a service that helps delete personal information from data brokers, a response to the challenges of data privacy.
Critique of 'non-tech' products like the Hydrate Spark water bottle, which connects to a smartphone app, as an example of unnecessary tech integration.
Soylent, a meal replacement shake, is discussed as an example of a tech bro invention that simplifies food to an engineering problem.
Juicero, the Wi-Fi connected juicer, is highlighted as a failed tech product that raised significant venture capital despite its lack of innovation.
Toria, the $1,500 internet-connected teapot, is mentioned as an example of a tech product that didn't need to be tech, yet was pitched as such.
The 'Power Hour' invented by Just Eat, which was essentially a lunch break, is criticized as an example of tech bros reinventing the wheel.
Pause pods, private spaces for meditation or mindfulness, are mocked as tents being sold as innovative tech products.
Bodega, a startup that aimed to replace corner stores with vending machines, is discussed as an example of overfunded yet simple ideas.
The trend of co-living is mentioned as a tech bro invention that isn't new, but is being rebranded as innovative.
AI-generated books on Amazon are criticized for flooding the market with low-quality content, an example of AI being misused.
AI therapy and AI DJ features are discussed as examples of AI being forced into products without necessarily improving them.
The pursuit of a smart city in Saudi Arabia is mentioned as an example of tech bros trying to reinvent urban living.
The video concludes with a call for skepticism towards tech products that are pitched as innovative but are often just repackaged versions of existing solutions.
Transcripts
a few days ago someone added me on
Twitter with this headline from the Ft
about how masay Yoshi son compared
himself to both Jesus Christ and the
Beatles now I don't know why anyone
would send me an article like this as
this is neither a theology channel nor
is it an enology Channel I have no way
of judging the accuracy of either of
these claims I'm going to guess that
they're true as there's no reason that
masayoshi son would lie about something
like this he possibly is a lot like
Jesus Christ but maybe instead of making
the comparison himself he should just
grow a beard get some sandals dress all
in white and then let other people bring
it up that's what I would do in such a
situation his name is son so who knows
uh definitely not me I read the article
anyway which I'm fairly sure was meant
for some other Patrick Bole I Googled
and there are a few priests and at least
one enologist with the same name as me
it seems that sun said that Jesus and
the Beatles who I have since learned
were a band it's not the kind of music
that I cover here but he said that Jesus
was also misunderstood and criticized
and went on to say that the Beatles
weren't initially popular either now
like I said I'm not a theologist nor am
I Rick biato it's not for me to decide
if the Beatles were initially popular I
hadn't even heard of them till a few
minutes ago when I Googled them so I'm
sure that sun is right they're probably
an underground band never much
appreciated in their time much like
SoftBank Sun did tell the Ft that the
soft Bank Vision fund would tackle the
biggest challenges and risks facing
Humanity today which strikes me as being
extremely Noble I think that Jesus would
probably do the exact same thing if he
was running large Venture Capital fund
and that really is the great thing about
venture capital and Tech Bros in general
there are other people out there who
make fun of them but without them who
would be looking out for Humanity the
kind of people who do make fun of tech
Bros often forget the historical context
around some of the big innovations that
were backed by VC firms like SoftBank
naysayers will say for example the
shared office spaces have been around
forever but many people my age will
remember that pre-2010 the biggest
challenge and risk- facing Humanity was
the lack of Ikea furniture and free beer
available in the shared office spaces
when Adam Newman and his firm we work
arrived on the scene dressed all in
white and Barefoot Masa Yoshi saw the
light and funded this remarkable Tech
startup I think there was also an app
but that might not have worked sure
sometimes technology looks like two
bicycle mechanics building the first
airplane in a shed but other times it
looks like a beer tap in the office and
an app on your phone so that you can
complain when the beer is run out the
path of innovation is often not clear
sometimes we can come up with ideas only
to learn that someone else came up with
that idea already like when David Boe
accidentally ripped off the main riff of
Ice Ice Baby here's a clip of David
explaining ding ding ding D ding ding
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ding d That's the Way theirs goes ours
goes ding ding ding d
d that little bitty change it's not the
same Silicon Valley Tech Bros have
occasionally not unlike David Bowie come
up with ideas that already existed
they're well known for repeatedly
inventing the bus famous examples are
Lyft who announced a service Day called
Lyft shuttle which would be cheaper than
a taxi and run on predesignated routes
picking passengers up and dropping them
off at regular stops like a buff Uber
even launched a service which allowed
Riders to save money by waiting for
their Uber at a pre-arranged stop share
it with strangers and get dropped off at
any point along a predetermined route
that was a bus too Elon Musk announced
his idea for a bus on Twitter he called
it the boring company Urban loop system
saying that it would have thousands of
small stations the size of a single
parking space that would take you very
close to your destination and blend
seamlessly into the fabric of a city
rather than a small number of big
stations like a Subway later the boring
company went on to build the Las Vegas
Loop which was not really as good as a
bus and possibly the most disappointing
Transportation innovation in history
where it was just Teslas being driven
slow in an unnecessarily small tunnel
I'm trying to raise VC funding right now
to add one of those miniature trains to
the loop which would massively increase
its capacity and make it more fun the
fact that it runs on Rails would
additionally make it a full self-driving
supervised system which would be amazing
so let's look at the things Tech Bros
invented that already existed and some
of the things that they invented that
should never have existed before we get
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checkout it seems that the worst Silicon
Valley inventions are the ones that are
pitched as being Tech products when
there's no real technology involved or
if there is technology just wasn't
needed for some reason a lot of these
products are food and beverage
Innovations a good example of this type
of innovation is when Tech Bros
reinvented the water bottle with the
hydrate spark which is pitched as a
connected water bottle that tracks your
water intake and glows to make sure that
you don't forget to drink there is of
course an Internet connected smartphone
app so that your hydration records can
be stored in the cloud in the top review
on Amazon a guy named Daniel says that
he loves how it integrates with his
phone so it recalculates his daily water
needs he says that he honestly can't
think of anything wrong with it and as a
testament to its durability he writes
that it survived Burning Man of course
it did I imagine that it's a disaster if
you have one of these bottles and you
accidentally drink out of a different
container as then how will the bottle
know how hyd ated you are maybe that's
what the app is for you can hopefully
let your bottle know that you cheated on
it and maybe then it'll glow in a
different color to indicate its
disappointment I should really design
these products it seems like about 15 or
20 years ago that otherwise healthy
people started saying that they felt
hypoglycemic and dehydrated instead of
hungry and thirsty now we have people
charging bottles overnight and
connecting them to their phones so that
they know longer have to rely on their
hypothalamus for basic physiological
functions I suppose I'll put an Amazon
affiliate link to the hydrate spark
bottle in the video description but I
will be disappointed if you actually buy
it soent is another tech bro invention
Tau up by a software engineer named Rob
Reinhardt who says that he used to view
food as a timec consuming hassle he says
that he resolved to treat it as an
engineering problem problem and came up
with a meal replacement shake that's how
Rob invented slim fast but for Tech Bros
I'm not sure how wise it is to have
someone who views food as a timec
consuming hassle preparing meals for you
but this is the high-tech world that we
live in today so stop your complaining
and drink your lunch Rob wrote on his
blog a few years ago about getting rid
of his kitchen this home manufacturing
center has been by far the most
liberating to eliminate he said a New
York Times review described soand as a
punishingly boring joyless product that
causes flatulence as a side effect so
yeah why not drink that at the office
its inventor Rob responded saying that
this side effect was likely to be
temporary and was just the result of
adjusting to the government recommended
amount of dietary fiber once again
Amazon Link in the description one of
the most amusing non-tech Tech products
in recent years was the juicero which
Bloomberg described a few years ago as
an unlikely investment for the top
technology investors nonetheless Jero
raised $120 million in Venture Capital
funding from firms like Google Ventures
and Kleiner Perkins a reporter at Vox
wrote that juo's business plan reads
like a Pitch Perfect parody of
contemporary startup culture its
inventor compared himself to Steve Jobs
and explained that the juicero squeezed
juice with the force of two Teslas I'm
told that Teslas have now become the
standards of weights and measures used
in Silicon Valley each juicero pouch I
believe contains one Pico Tesla of
chopped fruit one investor told the
press that they were drawn to the idea
of an Internet connected device that
transforms single serving packets of
chopped fruits and vegetables into a
refreshing and healthy beverage another
said that juera was building a platform
for a new model of food delivery and
that the subscription-based model is
reminiscent of other food delivery
startups like blue apron and nature box
a Bloomberg reporter noted that
squeezing the fruit bags by hand yielded
nearly the same amount of juice as the
$400 device and was often quicker Jero
responded that most people would prefer
to use the machine because the process
is more consistent and less messy it
turns out that people didn't want to use
the machine and the company went
bankrupt the founder of juicero was last
seen promoting $40 jugs of what he calls
raw water which I believe is Tech speak
for dirty water that he found he told
reporter that he will sometimes trespass
across private property under the cover
of night to collect this raw water he is
recently written a book on the
mindblowing nutritional benefit of
sprouts Link in the
description now Toria was another
Technology Innovation from Mountain View
whose pitch was that their device
elegantly Blends the rich tradition of
tea with technology to create the
perfect modern tea experience so yeah it
was a
$1,500 teapot with an app this internet
connected tea infuser used machine
learning and advanced algorithms to
produce the perfect cup of tea sadly T
Foria is gone you can't buy one anymore
but in a five-star review a fellow named
Robert writes I love this machine he
goes on to say you don't need the pods
because you have the app you can throw
any loose leaf tea in it that sounds
great wait till Robert learns that he
doesn't need the app either it'll blow
his mind another fellow Seth it's always
guys isn't it wrote a review having
bought a Toria hopefully at a discount
after the company had gone bankrupt he
only gave it a fourstar review he seems
to love the teapot but then realized
that no one was updating the app now
that the company was bankrupt and by the
time he wrote his review this seemed to
be driving him over the edge he writes
in all caps you can't use the Toria if
you don't have a smartphone he goes on
to say yes you can use the little cups
without your phone yes that that's the
great thing about cups but he then says
the true usability comes from The Toria
app he says on the surface it's the best
team maker money can buy and he says
it's changing the way I drink and make
tea for the better but underneath is a
ticking Time Bomb of uncertainty if the
app isn't updated I will eventually lose
the ability to use my
Toria yeah that uh that sounds awfully
stressful to
me look Tech Bros are obviously not big
fans of food and that's okay as long as
they're getting their government
recommended amount of dietary fiber and
not sitting next to me I'm fine with
that one of the giveaways that food
isn't a big deal for Tech workers came a
few years ago when Myra the chief people
officer at the food delivery app just
eat posted on LinkedIn that just Eid had
invented the Power Hour what's that you
might wonder well it was an hour during
the workday when you could take a break
from meetings go for a walk even have
lunch she finished up her post by saying
another way we continue to brilliantly
enhance the lives of just eaters
everywhere yes that's right Meera had
invented the lunch break the LinkedIn
post was quickly deleted after people
cruy made fun of it and just e told the
press that the general public had
humorously brought to their attention
that they didn't do a very good job of
explaining their intention to remind
their staff to prioritize their own
well-being and get away from their
laptops another great invention was the
pause pod which was pitched as a private
popup space free from stressful moments
designed by a team of inventors and
advertisers based in Sweden here's a
picture that's a tent a tent in your
office the inventor of the pause pod
told the press that in the initial
crowdfunding round the team had set out
to raise
$110,000 but instead brought in over
$100,000 with pre-orders that amount
grew to about
$140,000 with nearly 2,000 pause pods
ordered he said you'll get it if you're
familiar with feeling stressed and doing
meditation or mindfulness after people
made fun of it on Twitter the founder
said that he had never claimed that it
wasn't a tent which is true I'll put a
link to a tent in the video description
if if you need one of those there's some
really great gift ideas in this video in
truth Tech Bros in recent years have
invented roommates calling it the trend
of co-living where people live together
each having their own spaces but with
some shared rooms with Bodega they
invented the vending machine raising
$2.5 million in funding for what was
described as smart store kiosks powered
by AI that you can operate using your
phone you don't even have to work in
Tech to come up with these ideas back in
2020 a Canadian reporter pitched her
startup idea on Twitter private
backyards for people who don't have
private backyards she said I would pay
$5 to rent a fenced area for an hour so
I could safely play fetch with my dog
while doing an outdoor summer workout if
it works for bikes and office space why
not land Lauren made the mistake of
pitching this idea to the public on
Twitter rather than to venture
capitalists and instead of raising money
people just made fun of her for
inventing public parks with the current
excitement around AI we're seeing a
bunch of AI products that are just worse
versions of things that we already have
Amazon has become inundated with AI
generated books apparently it's become
such an issue that to combat it they've
started restricting authors to
self-publishing a maximum of three books
per day on their platform which I
imagine is unfairly holding back some of
the more productive authors out there
there are all sorts of startups pitching
AI therapy where a chatbot helps you
with your problems it's hard to think of
anything more depressing than that
spottify announced earlier this year an
AI DJ feature which will pick music for
you to listen listen to isn't that what
Spotify already
does Microsoft has been forcing AI
features into all of their products
whether users want them or not I guess
they have to justify how much they've
been spending oralb has an AI powered
toothbrush which of course connects to
an app on your phone they say that
they've trained the toothbrush on
thousands of different users to assess
the different brushing Styles it seems
you brush your teeth while looking at
your phone and the app tells you if you
missed a spot it doesn't actually learn
from your
toothbrushing look I don't really know
what it does but uh Link in the
description it's hard to know if we've
reached Peak AI yet but I saw in the
news this morning that you can now buy a
purse that's made out of an Nvidia GPU
so maybe that's it I've already made a
whole video about Adam Newman who paid
short-term office rent
as being technology and I've talked
about pelaton who sold expensive
exercise bikes with a $40 a month
subscription fee the bike wouldn't work
if your internet went down there were
also Tech bro companies like washboard
which charge subscribers $27 to send
them $20 worth of laundry quarters every
month sometimes Silicon Valley doesn't
just invent physical products that
already exist they invent websites that
already exist the kind of websites that
they should probably have heard of a few
years ago the founder of the dating app
Bumble launched Bumble Biz bringing the
company's women first angle to
professional networking she invented a
strange version of LinkedIn where you
couldn't just search for someone in your
industry you instead had to swipe left
or right on whoever else was also logged
into the app I don't believe it worked
out Tech Bros reinvented the Space Race
too here's a clip of Elon Musk
announcing his plan to land a man on the
moon I believe that this nation should
commit itself to achieving the goal
before this decade is out of Landing a
man on the moon and returning him safely
to the Earth the tech bro Space Race
really heated up during the pandemic as
all sorts of space businesses were taken
public as spacks while listing as a spa
provided a shortcut to the stock market
without the rigors of the IPO process
these newly listed companies were still
subject to the regulatory in public
scrutiny that comes with being a
publicly traded firm it's only so
surprising that a large number of space
Spikes have since been delisted after
stock price declines and missed
regulatory filings over the last few
years according to space news nearly
half of the space spack companies have
announced significant Workforce
reductions many have since been sold off
on the cheap taken private given up on
space or even shut down there have been
numerous failed launches and the one
bright spot on the horizon is that Elon
Musk announced over the weekend that
SpaceX will start flying Mars missions
in just two years time so that will
definitely happen Tech Bros have been
busy in recent years disrupting the
world of Finance too they've reinvented
money and payments with cryptocurrencies
and reinvented markets and financial
transactions with web 3 they even
reinvented the receipt with nfts some of
this reinvention made certain payments
faster and cheaper By ignoring the law
and Industry best practices things like
anti-money laundering regulations and
know your customer rules can add
significant costs for financial firms
web three was supposed to somehow make
transactions free or extremely cheap
while making large sums of money for the
people who invested in it and it's hard
to understand how these goals could be
achieved
simultaneously the conflict at the heart
of Finch is the tech company's focus on
product and user experience with the aim
of reducing friction to ensure
seamlessness this Focus often takes
precedence over compliance matters
according to the ABA 93% of fintech
struggle to meet compliance requirements
and over 60% of fintech companies paid
at least
$250,000 in compliance fines in 2023
alone stemming from a lack of
transaction monitoring insufficient
customer due diligence and a failure to
report suspicious actions traditional
Finance firms often manage to have
compliance problems but without a focus
on using experience which is also a
thing that you can do more and more
we're reading news about how people who
used to love their smartphones now hate
them some argue that the reason behind
this is that in recent years apps have
been optimized not to make a user's life
easier but instead to maximize the time
spend on the app and to maximize user
engagement why does a water bottle a
teapot or a toothbrush come with an app
no one was asking for this social media
no longer shows a user the photos or
tweets that their friends uploaded
instead showing them content created by
total strangers that might anger them
enough to respond or to scroll through
the responses looking for comments that
agree with their point of view this is
how you keep an audience scrolling we're
seeing a strong push to ban Smartphones
at schools because of how they affect
young children studies show a
relationship between High smartphone use
and mental health disorders even amongst
adults to be clear I'm not anti-tech I
love technology without it my career in
finance would not have been possible and
I wouldn't be able to make videos like
these which I love making you'll
probably have noticed that none of the
products I've made fun of are really all
that high tech they're mostly non-te
products pitched as if they were Tech to
achieve a higher valuation it's no
surprise that people like Elizabeth
Holmes and S bankman freed pitch their
non-te products to Tech investors a
specialists in their Industries would
have and did spot the flaws in what was
being sold I'm by no means saying that
all new technology is junk the tech
industry has hugely improved the way
that we live but it's important not to
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