The App That's Reprogramming Your Mind - Zack Telander

Zack Telander is a weightlifter, coach & YouTuber. TikTok may be a colossal waste of time, but at least most people consider it to be harmless. A recent blog post made me think differently and today we look at the world's first digital weapon of mass-destruction through pleasure rather than pain. Expect to learn why Digital Dementia is a real phenomenon, how young girls are developing tourettes-like tics from watching videos, the dangers of atrophying focus through watching too much TikTok, why Grammarly and ChatGPT are no longer impartial, the awkwardness of vlogging a day in the life at Google when you get laid-off, whether calling a man bald is sexual harassment and much more... Sponsors: Get $100 off plus an extra 15% discount on Qualia Mind at https://neurohacker.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount on House Of Macadamias’ nuts at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Extra Stuff: Gurwinder’s article - https://gurwinder.substack.com/p/tiktok-may-be-a-chinese-bio-weapon Subscribe to Zack's YouTube Channel -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC94_fvLx7abZgs9LIkM7jxw Get Zack's Program for $1 - https://www.patreon.com/zacktelander Follow Zack on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coach_zt Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #tiktok #psychology #war - 00:00 Intro 01:22 TikTok Is Destroying the West 20:46 Grammarly Has Turned Woke 24:58 The Political Bias of AI Chat 34:18 Google & Meta’s Adult Daycare Ends 40:41 Calling a Man Bald is Sexual Harassment in the UK 46:21 Floyd Mayweather’s Return to the Ring 51:36 Dick Durbin’s New Supplement Law 1:00:16 Should You Approach Women in the Gym? 1:10:48 What’s Next for Zack? - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostZack Telanderguest

Jan 28, 20231h 13mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: January 28, 2023
Duration: 1h 13m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
Watch on YouTube: ▶ Open ↗

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Zack Telander is a weightlifter, coach & YouTuber. TikTok may be a colossal waste of time, but at least most people consider it to be harmless. A recent blog post made me think differently and today we look at the world's first digital weapon of mass-destruction through pleasure rather than pain. Expect to learn why Digital Dementia is a real phenomenon, how young girls are developing tourettes-like tics from watching videos, the dangers of atrophying focus through watching too much TikTok, why Grammarly and ChatGPT are no longer impartial, the awkwardness of vlogging a day in the life at Google when you get laid-off, whether calling a man bald is sexual harassment and much more... Sponsors: Get $100 off plus an extra 15% discount on Qualia Mind at https://neurohacker.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount on House Of Macadamias’ nuts at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Extra Stuff: Gurwinder’s article - https://gurwinder.substack.com/p/tiktok-may-be-a-chinese-bio-weapon Subscribe to Zack's YouTube Channel -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC94_fvLx7abZgs9LIkM7jxw Get Zack's Program for $1 - https://www.patreon.com/zacktelander Follow Zack on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coach_zt Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #tiktok #psychology #war - 00:00 Intro 01:22 TikTok Is Destroying the West 20:46 Grammarly Has Turned Woke 24:58 The Political Bias of AI Chat 34:18 Google & Meta’s Adult Daycare Ends 40:41 Calling a Man Bald is Sexual Harassment in the UK 46:21 Floyd Mayweather’s Return to the Ring 51:36 Dick Durbin’s New Supplement Law 1:00:16 Should You Approach Women in the Gym? 1:10:48 What’s Next for Zack? - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Zack Telander
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Zack Telander, The App That's Reprogramming Your Mind - Zack Telander explores tikTok, Dopamine Tyranny, and How Apps Quietly Rewire Your Brain Chris Williamson and Zack Telander dissect an article about TikTok as a “pleasure weapon of mass destruction,” arguing that its design and algorithmic power are uniquely damaging to attention, impulse control, and long-term cognitive health. They highlight research linking smartphone addiction to gray matter loss and “digital dementia,” and describe “TikTok brain” as an emerging phenomenon of self-reported mental decline.

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