2.5 Social Dilemma
2.5 Social Dilemma
By Rylan Harder
1 / 13
next
Slide 1: Slide
This lesson contains 13 slides, with text slides.
Items in this lesson
2.5 Social Dilemma
By Rylan Harder
Slide 1 - Slide
1. Tristan Harris
Where they were: Former Google Design Ethicist, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology.
Where they are now: Advocate for ethical tech design, featured speaker on technology’s impact on society.
Where they’re going: Continues to push for humane technology standards.
Personal insight: Despite his advocacy, Harris admits to using social media thoughtfully but is wary of its addictive nature.
Slide 2 - Slide
2. Jaron Lanier
Where they were: Pioneer of virtual reality and early internet development.
Where they are now: Author, computer philosopher, critic of social media’s impact.
Where they’re going: Raising awareness of the dangers of data exploitation.
Personal insight: Prefers minimal social media use to maintain mental well-being.
Slide 3 - Slide
3. Justin Rosenstein
Where they were: Co-creator of Facebook’s "Like" button, worked at Google and Facebook.
Where they are now: Advocate for humane tech, co-founder of Asana.
Where they’re going: Developing workplace productivity tools while promoting ethical tech use.
Personal insight: Acknowledges regret over creating features that foster addiction.
Slide 4 - Slide
4. Aza Raskin
Where they were: Former Mozilla designer, inventor of the infinite scroll.
Where they are now: Co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology.
Where they’re going: Advocating for changes to reduce online addiction.
Personal insight: Ironically, avoids using infinite scroll due to its addictive potential.
Slide 5 - Slide
5. Roger McNamee
Where they were: Early Facebook investor, mentor to Mark Zuckerberg.
Where they are now: Vocal critic of social media’s negative societal impact.
Where they’re going: Pushing for regulatory changes to protect users.
Personal insight: Deleted most social media after realizing the harm it causes.
Slide 6 - Slide
6. Shoshana Zuboff
Where they were: Harvard professor, author of “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism.”
Where they are now: Critiquing surveillance capitalism and corporate misuse of data.
Where they’re going: Educating the public on the loss of privacy in the digital age.
Personal insight: Actively speaks out against data exploitation.
Slide 7 - Slide
7. Renee DiResta
Where they were: Disinformation researcher at Stanford Internet Observatory.
Where they are now: Leading studies on misinformation and social media manipulation.
Where they’re going: Providing insights to policymakers to combat online disinformation.
Personal insight: Aware of the irony of combating misinformation while being active online.
Slide 8 - Slide
8. Tim Kendall
Where they were: Former Facebook Director of Monetization, CEO of Moment.
Where they are now: Advocating for reduced screen time and mindful tech use.
Where they’re going: Educating users on digital wellness.
Personal insight: Struggles with controlling his own social media habits.
Slide 9 - Slide
9. Cathy O’Neil
Where they were: Data scientist and author, “Weapons of Math Destruction.”
Where they are now: Critic of algorithmic bias and its societal impact.
Where they’re going: Increasing awareness of harmful algorithms in social media.
Personal insight: Maintains a cautious approach to tech use.
Slide 10 - Slide
10. Guillaume Chaslot
Where they were: Former YouTube engineer, worked on recommendation algorithms.
Where they are now: Criticizing algorithms that promote misinformation.
Where they’re going: Working on making algorithms more transparent.
Personal insight: Actively raising awareness of the dangers of algorithm-driven content.
Slide 11 - Slide
Sources 1
Center for Humane Technology. (n.d.). Who we are. Retrieved May 2025, from https://www.humanetech.com/who-we-are
Harris, T. (n.d.). Tristan Harris. Retrieved May 2025, from https://www.tristanharris.com/
Lanier, J. (2019, June 13). Why I deleted my social media accounts. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx0G6DHMfXM
Moskovitz, D., & Rosenstein, J. (2018, March 28). Justin Rosenstein on social media’s effect. The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/28/17172404/justin-rosenstein-asana-social-media-facebook-timeline-gantt
Raskin, A. (n.d.). Aza Raskin. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aza_Raskin
McNamee, R. (2019, September 19). Roger McNamee’s critique of Facebook. The Atlas Society. https://www.atlassociety.org/post/roger-mcnamees-facebook-critique
Slide 12 - Slide
Sources 2
Zuboff, S. (2019, October 4). The age of surveillance capitalism. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/04/shoshana-zuboff-surveillance-capitalism-assault-human-automomy-digital-privacy
DiResta, R. (n.d.). Renée DiResta. Stanford Internet Observatory. https://hai.stanford.edu/people/renee-diresta
Kendall, T. (n.d.). Tim Kendall. Guy Kawasaki. https://guykawasaki.com/tim-kendall/
O'Neil, C. (2016). Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. Crown Publishing.
Chaslot, G. (2018, February 2). How YouTube's algorithm influenced the election. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/02/youtube-algorithm-election-clinton-trump-guillaume-chaslot
Slide 13 - Slide
More lessons like this
2. How has our knowledge of the world progressed over time?
- Lesson with 11 slides by Geography
GeographyLower Secondary (Key Stage 3)
Geography
