to invent or think of something
What a computer is, is it's the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with.The Social Dilemma · 2020 — Capítulo 14 de 14 · 2'17" · C1
Tech Insiders Explain What Went Wrong, Explained: set in stone
What begins as a definition—'it's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds'—turns into an indictment: people lost sight of humane technology, and the internet now feels like a giant mall. The real argument is about responsibility, not nostalgia.
Qué pasa
The scene starts with a simple image: the computer as 'the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.' The talk recalls that humane technology was where Silicon Valley got its start, then turns to how the internet was once a weird, experimental place and now feels like a giant mall, and then to who is responsible for changing it.
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humane technologylose sight ofnot a law of physicsset in stone
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set in stone
fixed and impossible to change
Right after the previous line, someone adds that the rules are not carved in stone and can still change.
The launch date isn't set in stone, so tell me if the team needs more time.
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- humane technology
technology designed around human well-being
- lose sight of
to forget or stop noticing what matters
- not a law of physics
not fixed by nature; open to change
- attention extraction model
a business model that mines users' attention
- poor sucker
a person who is easily taken advantage of
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the same as something in effect
And it's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.In fast speech, let equivalent of a blur into one unit instead of hitting each word.
And it's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.to begin or originate
The idea of humane technology, that's where Silicon Valley got its start.to forget or stop paying attention to
And we've lost sight of it because it became the cool thing to do, as opposed to the right thing to do.what is fashionable to do Here it means following the trend, not just looking cool.
And we've lost sight of it because it became the cool thing to do, as opposed to the right thing to do.rather than
And we've lost sight of it because it became the cool thing to do, as opposed to the right thing to do.odd and amusing — Use it casually; avoid it in formal writing about serious work.
The Internet was, like, a weird, wacky place.there is more meaning or substance than that
there's gotta be more to it than that."object clause: The whole what-clause is the object of change; what changes is the look and meaning, not the platform itself.
'Cause I think we can change what social media looks like and means.how something operates
The way the technology works is not a law of physics.a natural law that cannot be changed
The way the technology works is not a law of physics.fixed and impossible to change
Right after the previous line, someone adds that the rules are not carved in stone and can still change.
It is not set in stone.Put the beat on stone and glide through set in.
It is not set in stone.as a result of something
And the question now is whether or not we're willing to admit that those bad outcomes are coming directly as a product of our work.predicative clause: The whether-clause completes the question, and inside it another that-clause spells out what must be admitted.
And the question now is whether or not we're willing to admit that those bad outcomes are coming directly as a product of our work.Keep or very light in whether or not; stress whether and not.
And the question now is whether or not we're willing to admit that those bad outcomes are coming directly as a product of our work.to be morally required to do something
It's that we built these things, and we have a responsibility to change it.a business model that mines users' attention
The talk turns to business models: platforms treat attention as something to mine, and someone challenges it directly.
The attention extraction model is not how we want to treat human beings.a person who is easily fooled — Fine for teasing or self-mockery; calling someone else it can offend.
Poor sucker.the basic structure of a healthy society Fabric literally means cloth; here it means social structure.
The fabric of a healthy society depends on us getting off this corrosive business model.a business model that slowly harms people or society
Someone sets social health beside business toxicity: the model slowly eats into public life.
The fabric of a healthy society depends on us getting off this corrosive business model.gerund phrase: The phrase treats us as the doer of getting off; the dependence is on that action.
The fabric of a healthy society depends on us getting off this corrosive business model.to be designed with care for people
We can demand that these products be designed humanely.something that can be mined or taken out for use
Someone refuses to be treated as a mine by platforms: users are not data resources to be pulled out at will.
We can demand to not be treated as an extractable resource.Let as an link smoothly into extractable instead of pausing between words.
We can demand to not be treated as an extractable resource.Tech Insiders Explain What Went Wrong, explicado
What's really going on
On the surface this is a history lesson: the internet began as a 'weird, wacky place' and became a 'giant mall.' But the lines are also building a case. The key move is to separate what feels inevitable from what was chosen: 'The way the technology works is not a law of physics.' If the current system is a human choice, then the people who built it can be held responsible for its 'bad outcomes' and asked to change. The emotional charge comes from the gap between the original idea of 'humane technology' and the later admission that they lost sight of it. The scene is less nostalgic than accusatory—and then turns that accusation into a demand.
Theme
DutyThe talk turns design into responsibility: if technology is not set in stone, the people who built it have a responsibility to change it.
PhilosophyIt asks what the internet is for: an experimental place, a giant mall, or something more.
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- equivalent of a — In fast speech, let equivalent of a blur into one unit instead of hitting each word.
- set in stone — Put the beat on stone and glide through set in.
- whether or not — Keep or very light in whether or not; stress whether and not.
- as an extractable — Let as an link smoothly into extractable instead of pausing between words.
And it's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.The computer is described as a tool that extends human thinking, much like a bicycle extends how far a person can go.
The way the technology works is not a law of physics.The current system was designed by people, so it can be redesigned; it is not a natural inevitability.
The attention extraction model is not how we want to treat human beings.A business model that extracts attention is framed as ethically unacceptable, not simply inefficient.
The fabric of a healthy society depends on us getting off this corrosive business model.Social health depends on abandoning a business model described as corrosive.
We can demand to not be treated as an extractable resource.People are asserting the right to refuse a system that treats their attention as something to be mined.
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What does the 'giant mall' comparison suggest about the internet?
The lines contrast an early 'weird, wacky' and experimental internet with the present feeling that it is a 'giant mall'—creative things still happen, but there is a sense there must be more to it.
What does 'attention extraction model' mean here?
It names a business model that extracts attention from people; the line says this is not how human beings should be treated.
Is the scene saying technology cannot be changed?
No. One line says the way technology works is 'not a law of physics'; the next says it is 'not set in stone,' and later lines call these human choices that can be changed.
Why does the scene mention 'bad outcomes'?
It asks whether people are willing to admit that bad outcomes come directly from their work, which leads to the claim that they have a responsibility to change it.
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