February 24, 2018

Peering into the Post-Privacy World

55 minutes

Today Jeff talks with integral psychotherapist Dr. Keith Witt about the arising of big data and its effect on our individual and collective psyches. They share their insights on the fascinating new book, Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are.

Keith and Jeff discuss:

How technology (LR quadrant) and culture (LL quadrant) power evolve in tandem

How we deceive ourselves and each other about about sex and self-image – and how we get real

How transparency normalizes previously marginalized behavior, in a good way (as Dr. Keith says, “The standard of, ‘Would I do this act if everyone was watching?’ adds a whole new dimension to moral development.”).

How to bring discriminating wisdom to today’s world of fake (and true) news

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