In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Tristan Harris about the ways in which social media is fracturing society. They discuss the rise in teen depression and suicide, political polarization, conspiracy theories, information warfare, the decoupling of power and responsibility, the distinctions between platforms and publishers, the cancellation of Alex Jones, social media-inspired ethnic cleansing, concerns about the upcoming presidential election, culture as an operating system, and other topics. SUBSCRIBE to continue listening and gain access to all content on <a href="https://samharris.org/subscribe/">samharris.org/subscribe</a>

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Sam Harris Episodes Around September 24, 2020

#203 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan

#204 — A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt

#205 — The Failure of Meritocracy

#206 — A Conversation with David Frum

#207 — Can We Pull Back From The Brink?

#208 — Existential Risk

#209 — A Good Life

#210 — The Logic of Doomsday

#211 — The Nature of Human Nature

#212 — A Conversation with Kathryn Paige Harden

#213 — The Worst Epidemic

#214 — A Conversation with Siddhartha Mukherjee

#215 — A Conversation with David Miliband

#216 — A Conversation with Graeme Wood

#217 — The New Religion of Anti-Racism

#218 — Welcome to the Cult Factory

#219 — The Power of Compassion

#220 - The Information Apocalypse

#221 — Success, Failure, & the Common Good

#222 — A Pandemic of Incompetence

#223 — A Conversation with Andrew Sullivan

#224 — The Key to Trump's Appeal

#225 — Republic of Lies

#226 — The Price of Distraction

#227 — Knowing the Mind

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#228 — Doing Good

#229 — A Few Thoughts for a New Year

#230 — An Insurrection of Lies

#231 — Crossing the Abyss

#232 — Inequality and Revolution

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