Reversing “Human Downgrading” In A Tech-Driven World

15-Aug-19 12:30

Reversing “Human Downgrading” In A Tech-Driven World

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The Center For Humane Technology has one main goal - to reverse the effects of “human downgrading” caused by our overt dependency on tech. Tristan Harris, an ex-Google design ethicist, is concerned that the overabundance of tech in our lives has caused us to stop growing on a mental and emotional level.

Produced by: Christine Wong

Presented by: Jeff Sandhu, Arvindh Yuvaraj, & Freda Liu

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Categories: Personal Finance, Investments, Financial Literacy, Young Finance, Personal Development, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Tech, SME

Tags: Technology, Social Media, Tristan Harris, Google,

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