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May 2023
22m 47s

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New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author Jia Tolentino discusses how Big Tech companies profit off our emotions on social media, the pivotal moment that made her quit Twitter, and how improving people's actual lives could reduce time spent on the internet. And Hasan Minhaj talks to tech influencer Marques Brownlee about how to break free from technolog ... Show More
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