The idea of watching other people living their lives is not new. The explosion of reality shows through the medium of television is perhaps the most obvious example, but more recently social media has made digital voyeurism accessible and therefore even more prevalent.
Alan Watts, a British-American philosopher who interpreted and popularized Eastern philosophy for a Western audience, described this idea of technology isolating people over 50 years ago in his talk titled 'Awakenings'.
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9miTS53auUk&t=429s
In fact, there is a whole range of new-age businesses who are purposefully engineering their products to get you hooked, as described by Nir Eyal in his book 'Hooked' (https://www.amazon.com/Hooked-How-Build-Habit-Forming-Products/dp/1591847788).
Is the rise of digital voyeurism a harmless addiction or does it have far more severe consequences for our society as a whole?
- Why do people watch other people's lives? (7:31)
- Missing an event because of voyeurism (8:39)
- See Vienna, not #Vienna (9:32)
- At Coachella but not to experience it (10:45)
- Is Netflix Voyeurism? (17:49)
- Escaping Voyeurism (22:33)
- The Pricetag of Voyeurism (24:39)
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