Tristan Harris: The End of Free Choice | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) 

I need this guy to come to my house to explain this to my family.

I deleted my social media accounts a year ago. Best decision I've made in a long time.

I don't do facebook, twitter, etc and still have a good life. wow!

it basically re-wires your brain without you being consciously aware of it

The best guest in a while.

This is highly relevant information that should be shown and discussed in schools.

I have to watch the documentary now. Seems mind-blowing

This was one of the best shows you've done in YEARS Bill, congrats. Such important conversations and uncensored conversations, so satisfying to watch.

I never found the "Idea" of Facebook appealing. Letting people know where I've been, where I'm going, what I've been doing, seems like a violation of my personal security protocol. I also don't want to feel obligated to pass out thumbs up to strangers over pictures of their lunch or whatever, or have content "suggested" to me.

Do people really use Facebook for news? I use it to post pictures of my lunch. And that's about it.

"10yrs into a mind warp" is the best explanation I've heard to date. When I quit social media back in 2011, people acted as if I was a sociopath. Then I forced myself back on in 2017 bc I started a new business that struggled to take off. I was told by everyone around me that I couldn't be successful without multiple social platforms. I tried but ultimately failed bc I wasn't willing to play the social media game-actively posting & engaging with followers you how to convert to customers. When you run a sales biz without a brick & mortar store, the verdict has long been out = social media is a requirement, whether you like it or not 🤷🏼‍♀️

It's so easy to dump FaceWaste and its cohorts.... you'll be happy you did! Earth has the coolest stuff, and you're missing it!

One main point he drives home in the film is being sympathetic and trying to seek conversation with people who have vastly different outlooks, primarily influenced by the algorithm effect, but man.....it’s hard when you have to try to deal with people who are positive about theories such as flat earth

There's a way to deal with social media. I don't have Facebook, Twitter, or any of the others. I do use email and messaging to stay in contact with my friends and share photos, many of my friends disagree with my political views but I still care for them very much. I watch many of documentaries about history and prehistory on RU-vid, even after years of studying history, to understand what people have done to join together in the past and what people have done to destroy each other's lives in the past. This gives me a very broad viewpoint of how everything works. One of the things I used to teach the lecturers I trained and who went out and presented Technical Training to other people is that they weren't teaching a subject, they were teaching people. Having taught all over the United States and in several other countries, from Germany to the Far East, I found that all people have some basic things in common but that any attempt to change human nature is absolutely fruitless. Invading a country to change its culture and make it our friend can't possibly work, It's against human nature. I've never seen how you could make friends with people by shooting at them. I watch several different news shows and read articles from various newspapers to compare what they say and try to figure out what the facts are. NPR does the best job in this country. I read the BBC headlines every morning to find out what's happening in the world that news organizations in this country are not reporting. I really want to know how the world wags and what the United States' position is in the world and what it should be. I've been a staunch conservative all my life and I'm 72 years old. The conservative I was when I was 21 and a life member of the NRA is no longer what a conservative is by today's use of the term. I'm against most everything the NRA is doing. I believe in serious background checks before buying a firearm of any kind, a registration of all the firearms in the United States in an easily searchable database, and that all firearms owners should have a license to own a firearm and on the back of the license a list of the firearms they have proved they can use safely. How could you possibly have a well regulated militia without that information and the check on people's abilities? To the people that are worried about the Second Amendment, I say the government already knows what firearms you've purchased and what ammunition you've purchased registering your firearms won't make make any difference about you being able to hide them from the government. Please note, you can't bring small firearms to a fight against armed helicopters, fighter planes, or tanks. That idea has been lost in the past. The wild west as we used to see it in movies never existed. It was a difficult, nasty time with little justice. After two tours in Vietnam, I know what it is like to be shot at and to see someone else shot. I've stood shoulder-to-shoulder with a man that got sprayed in the chest with shrapnel from a mortar and all that happened to me was a shower of gravel. I came through because I stayed alert, knew what was going on, and was lucky many times. It used to give me a survival guilt complex but I no longer feel guilty that I was lucky and survived. What we did in Vietnam was wrong but I'm proud that I served my country, saved many lives, and stopped several war crimes. It's time the government stayed out of people's personal lives, taxed religious organizations because they are like other organizations and the Constitution states that the government and religion should stay separate. Not taxing religious organizations is it against what is stated in the Constitution. What our government is supposed to be doing is providing us a safe place to live, with good infrastructure, and making us a solid place in the world. By a solid place in the world, I don't mean the attitude that we own the world and should tell everybody else what to do. We should pull together for what we, as a people, need and additionally what the world, as a larger group of people, need. That doesn't make me a liberal that makes me a real conservative. PS Being an informed citizen takes hard work and expending time.

Thank God Bill is here to explain how the reality fed to him by the algorithm is the right one.

He (Tristan Harris) is absolutely correct. The problem is, there is no coming back from it.

I love Tristan and Jaron so much. We have to listen to our canary’s in the coal mine and along with Andrew Yang these guys are so ahead of their time but we could build a different world if we were a bit more proactive and got ahead of this stuff for a change. 💕🧢💕 #UBISavesLives

I never did Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram because those are putting information out. But I do watch RU-vid videos because that is taking information in. And my self esteem isn’t based on how many Facebook friends I have. I’ve always thought that people who were desperate to have a lot of Facebook friends had low self esteem.

Aww they cut out the balloon pop. Bill falling out of his chair was friggin hilarious xD

Deleted my Facebook months ago but I still post on this RU-vid so they still got me, goddang those internet’s.

People today: Everything I believe is right. Everything you believe is wrong, and u should be punished for it.

This month marks 2 years since I removed Facebook from my life. I might miss out on some social occasions and events in my friends' lives sometimes as a result, but overall, I do feel much less stressed out all the time. It's also fascinating (and kind of disheartening), when one is not constantly staring down at their phone, to notice just how many other people ARE.

Just remember, it works both ways! Social media and the algorithms are extremely mind bending. Glad to see Bill willing to discuss this matter.

Social media...give it up by not starting up.

I wonder how many viewers were sent here by the algorithm.

I’m getting so sick of social media for these very reasons. My life was more productive and interesting before Facebook and Twitter.

I am glad that I got off Facebook over a year ago. I don't use any other social media

Interesting stuff and things will no doubt get worse as social media is not going to go away. Having stated that, being aware of what goes on behind the scenes does help. Thank you Bill and Tristan

An aside regarding conspiracy theories: You aren't just paranoid if they really are coming after you.

"Nobody voted on it" - Yes we did. We voted with our clicks. We could end this if we wanted to.

Deleted FB in 2016. No Twitter. No IG. No chains, only freedom

Getting your news from social media is like getting your dinner from a garbage can.

"The best predictor of whether or not you'll believe in a conspiracy theory is if I've already got you to believe in one." Like Russiagate

The algorithm is the closest thing to a god we have ever created, it's intangible, it's personal, it "cares" about us, it knows what is best for us, it's everywhere, and it works in mysterious ways.

I don't have a Facebook account or any other social media (other than RU-vid) and my life goes on just fine. I wish this for everyone!

Love what Harris is doing. Definitely eye opening. Just deleting Facebook may not be the way, but I think awareness and modifying your habits help put everything in perspective.

If you guys havent watched the social dilemma I implore you to do so. The future of our world depends on it

Well before the release of this video, I made the decision to deactivate my FB permanently, and I must say, i am happier because of it. I love the quote from Thoreau, goes something like: "Rather than love, faith, fame, or even fairness...give me truth."

Fascinating conversation. This needs to be shared.

Dearest Mr. Maher, what a good show. Loved it!!!!! I'm so glad that you are back in the studio. So glad that there are 2 more shows this year. And every week I really look forward to seeing you. Most times I'm up 4 am in the morning , current location Germany, just to watch your show. Take care brother....

The issue here is that Bill tries to equate this to only a "right" thing. He knows what he is doing. The algo's get everyone and skew everyone's perspective.

Get off Facebook and use more than one source - solved

Nothing sums up humanity’s greatest current challenge better than this premise.

Been debating whether to deactivate my Facebook or not. This confirmed that.

When you hear or see news don’t take it as true immediately. Do your research from reputable sources and then make your decisions. I have ran into a lot of stuff online that sounds true because the person telling it believes in it wholeheartedly. Usually it ends with me researching and going 🤦🏽‍♀️

You can’t even comment on news articles anymore. That’s where the real exchange of ideas happened. Similar to these comment on RU-vid

I dont do facebook or twitter. Thank you Bill Maher and guest for so clearly stating why i keep away from it.

I have a cellphone, but I only have text and talk, no data. I use my laptop to surf the net but ignore most of the crap, limiting myself to history and entertainment. I also deleted Facebook about two years ago.

Not even Bill can say Tristan properly lol ☺️. ...Quitting Facebook was hard but I feel more sane years later

Blaming Facebook is like blaming the phone company instead of the scammer that called you.

Absolutely riveting! Enjoyed this! 👍🏆👏

I like the folded hand greeting. Namaste everyone. Have a great day !

I deleted myself on facebook, Twitter etc. you can too. There is nothing I miss

The thing is social media is not doing anything that print was not doing decades ago. Give the people what they want. The problem is the almighty algorithm is really good at it and I dont see how they can put the genie back in the bottle.

His film is a must see. I want to preserve old photos then I’m out

The algorithm is making me watch Bill Maher!

The onus is really on the individual though. All these algorithms are doing is giving people what they want. It's your own fault if you believe everything that is fed to you.

Make it so minor’s data can’t be collected, bought, sold or traded.

Well said...

I deleted Facebook & Twitter 4 years ago, I have zero regrets. What I have I missed out on? NOTHING!!

should we go back to three channels?

I dleted Facebook a year ago and have not missed it

My wife and I noticed this about Google ten years ago. Also the speaking of something, then it showing up on feeds the next day.

Why did you cut out the balloon explosion? That was fantastic!

Im not on Facebook/Instagram or any other social media platform...i cant be bothered w/other peoples bullshit frankly..My friends are present in real time.

We just need to respect the counters, there are still our military members votes being or waiting to be counted. We need to leave them be because harassing them slows the count.

Sharing this to social media.👍🤔

Damn, we're screwed. I'm gonna go share this on Facebook. Oh, the irony...

Its so lovely when ppl come on **social media** talking about how getting off of **social media** was the **best** thing that they ever did. Apparently better than getting married. Landing their dream job. Holding their newborn for the first time... This kind of loop de loop perception based, reality assessing behavior is a big part of why we are in the shtty situation that we are in, as it is. 🤨

It's really funny seeing people who have never written a line of code talk about algorithms. Like it's something mystical lol.

it sounds fascinating i gotta see this documentary.

In as much as the social media or whoever wants to influence people it is still up to the individual.

wow, just when you thought maher was about to be reasonable his tds flairs up

To be fair no liberal has accepted trumps presidency the last 4 years either so I guess it’ll be like that

This subject needs to be a major part of the national news media.

The loss of self control has created this social media dilemma!

"nobody wants to give up the phone, i can't imagine that" - he said. _giving up the phone_ - i did, 15 years ago when i saw all the shit starting.

The algorithm is biased & prejudiced.

Just watched The Social Dilemma on Netflix........what a mess we've created and on a global scale. Greed really has no bounds..... I think I need to hug a tree!

And this is how people like Bill Maher convince you that censorship is a good thing.

Yep, Russia, Russia BS for the last four years is a good example .

Biden 2020 babbby

deleted my facebook profile and sold my shares in FB in 2018..this segment makes me glad i did

Social media has actually done a great service in revealing who in my circles are complete idiots.

Many people I know do not use and never have used FB or Twitter. Some prefer to look at the merits of each candidate, do some research, and make informed decisions. I know I am in the minority, but at least I know my choice is completely free.

"Choice" can only exist, where knowledge does.

thank you for some insight into what I spared myself by staying out of the social media etc.

This info is crazy, mad!

This guy is so good at explaining and finding metaphors

Everyone should watch this documentary,

I stopped using all social media altogethet recently.

Thank you, Bill. I hope you will continue to fight for good. There truly are sinister forces at work now. We need your voice.

I love Tristan Harris. I am sorry that I mispronounce his name incessantly, but I only ever saw it in print for years. Anywho- this guy is a hero. He’s doing really good work.

For retention purposes, you'd think FB would stop sending duplicate, incessant notifications. I get the same notification every day and I can't make them stop.

I do not use Facebook, Twitter or any other social media that creates an alternate reality to manipulate you. I like reality much more than social media. I create my really and not social media.

I deleted all social media 3 years ago, life is bliss without the garbage.

I believe Society was always polarized, before it was less information and now it is selective information.

I left social media over 3 years ago. It was the best decision, I ever made.

I have a Facebook account but never bothered to find any friends or family. Also never joined any of the groups they shove at you.

When I announced I was shutting down my Facebook there was some pleading from my "friends" not to. Some of these people hadn't spoken to me in years and suddenly they were concerned they weren't going to be able to talk to me at all. I gave out my email and phone number. Not a single person who tried to get me to keep Facebook has ever messaged me. That was two years ago.