In this episode of The Rich Roll Podcast, NYT investigative reporter & 'The Chaos Machine' author Max Fisher discuss how social media is eroding our minds, driving polarization, and radically changing the way we think. To read more and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾http://bit.ly/richroll703 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS & DAN DRAKE https://www.blakecurtis.net/ https://www.dandrake333.com/ 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:43 - How did Max get pulled into writing "The Chaos Machine" 00:05:09 - Polarization 00:08:15 - Jacob' the whistleblower / Impossible task of moderating FB 00:11:27 - The Problem 00:17:31 - What drives social media? Financial Model / Venture Capital 00:21:26 - The philosophy of Silicon Valley 00:26:18 - The Persuasion Lab / Chasing the Dragon 00:32:26 - How does social media rewire our behavior? 00:38:11 - Wall Street 00:38:50 - Tay - Microsoft AI run Twitter account gets radicalized 00:40:46 - How algorithms can radicalize us / GamerGate 00:47:11 - The evolution of radicalization since GamerGate 00:49:51 - What are the underlying social ills behind all this? 00:53:09 - Changing your media diet habits 00:55:44 - Dealing with misinformation 00:59:24 - Ad break - The Plantpower Meal Planner 01:01:05 - Super Posters / outrage sets Social Media norms 01:07:07 - How Anti-Vaxxers grew out of mom FB groups 01:09:05 - Anti-immigration story in Germany 01:12:22 - Qanon 01:16:34 - Most shocking thing Max learned writing the book 01:18:30 - Turn off the incentives on social media 01:25:52 - What are the parameters of free speech on social media? 01:33:09 - Social regulation 01:41:25 - Cecil the lion 01:44:57 - How to dial back the outrage? Gov't regulation? 01:51:09 - How FB meddles with other countries / Myanmar 01:53:41 - Amazon Fresh / Surveillance 01:55:26 - Breaking up Big Tech 01:58:40 - Where is it all going? 02:06:12 - YouTube's destructive influence 02:11:06 - Advice for navigating social media 02:18:26 - Closing remarks * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 #richroll #richrollpodcast