HI, I think you misrepresent Hari's position. It isn't an either/or between personal responsibility and manipulative capitalism. He acknowledges the value of all of Eyal's suggestions and also points out there are structural reasons why the rise of 'surveilance capitalism', to give one example, is a pernicious outside force mostly beyond our personal control.
I have to agree with the previous poster that you are obviously biased towards Eyal but to claim Hari is trying to 'blame' his doom scrolling on 'a whole army the most intelligent people on the planet' is not accurate. His chapter on the interview in 'Stolen Focus' on the interview is very clear on the nuance of his points.
HI, I think you misrepresent Hari's position. It isn't an either/or between personal responsibility and manipulative capitalism. He acknowledges the value of all of Eyal's suggestions and also points out there are structural reasons why the rise of 'surveilance capitalism', to give one example, is a pernicious outside force mostly beyond our personal control.
I have to agree with the previous poster that you are obviously biased towards Eyal but to claim Hari is trying to 'blame' his doom scrolling on 'a whole army the most intelligent people on the planet' is not accurate. His chapter on the interview in 'Stolen Focus' on the interview is very clear on the nuance of his points.
Hey Phil, Did you listen to my podcast version or the full audio version? I found that more revealing than the book.
https://neilscott.substack.com/p/reacting-to-nir-eyal-vs-johann-hari
The article is biased towards Eyal.
Did you listen to the interview?