Our Social Dilemma — Thoughts on Technology, Addiction, and the Illusion of Free Will

Welcome to another edition of Roll On—my bi-monthly deep dive into (semi) current events, topics of audience interest, and of course answers to your questions.
Commanding co-host duties is my hype man Adam Skolnick, an activist and veteran journalist perhaps best known as David Goggins' Can't Hurt Me co-author. Adam has written about adventure sports, environmental issues and civil rights for outlets such as The New York Times, Outside, ESPN, BBC, and Men’s Health. He is also the author of One Breath, which chronicles the life and death of America's greatest freediver. He's also currently hard at work on a novel and just welcomed his newborn son into the world.
Some of the many topics explored in today's conversation include:
The new Netflix documentary, 'The Social Dilemma,' and the dangerous human impact of social media
The mental health effects of the pandemic on teens
Rich's exploration of barefoot running
Ethan Hawke's new TED Talk, Give Yourself Permission To Be Creative
30 Day Single-Use Plastic Challenge Update
The ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Championship
Tony Riddle's #3barepeaks challenge
Maya Gabeira's big wave surfing world record 
In addition, we answer the following listener questions:
How do you balance climate consciousness with realistic needs?
How do you know if you are living your purpose or should pursue a career change?
How do we navigate professional relationships in the age of Zoom?
Thank you to Mark from Germany, Josh from outside D.C., and Victoria from Ottawa for your questions. If you want your query discussed, drop it on our Facebook Page, or better yet leave a voicemail at (424) 235-4626.  
The visually inclined can watch our exchange on YouTube. And as always, the podcast streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Enjoy!
Peace + Plants,

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Show Notes
Connect With Adam: Website | Instagram | Twitter
Adam's Books: Can't Hurt Me | One Breath
Netflix: The Social Dilemma
The New York Times: ‘The Social Dilemma’ Review: Unplug and Run
Wall Street Journal: ‘The Social Dilemma’ Review: Sharing a Sense of Dismay
LA Times: A call to digital arms, ‘The Social Dilemma’ demands change
GQ: The Conscience of Silicon Valley
Making Sense: What is technology doing to us? A Conversation with Tristan Harris
Scribd: A Call to Minimize Distraction & Respect Users' Attention by Tristan Harris
Non-profit: Center For Humane Technology
YouTube: Who owns your data? Jaron Lanier has the answer. | Andrew Yang
Time: How Conspiracy Theories Are Shaping the 2020 Election—and Shaking the Foundation of American Democracy
Fast Company: We can have social media as we know it, or we can have democracy
The New York Times: Historic Wildfires Rage in The Western States
TED: Give yourself permission to be creative | Ethan Hawke
RRP 463: Tony Riddle Wants You To Rewild Your Life
YouTube: You've Been Running Wrong
VIVO: Barefoot shoes
ÖTILLÖ: The Swimrun World Championship
ÖTILLÖ: 15 Years of Swimrun - The Founder's Story
YouTube: Maya Gabeira Breaks Guinness World Record for the Largest Wave By a Woman | 73.5 Feet at Nazaré
Notable People Discussed
Tristan Harris - Former design ethicist at Google
Jaron Lanier - Virtual Reality Pioneer
Bj Fogg - Founder of the Persuasive Technology Lab
Vincent Kartheiser - Actor in The Social Dilemma
Skyler Gisondo - Actor in The Social Dilemma
Shoshana Zuboff - Harvard professor
Tim Kendall - Pinterest President & former Facebook director of monetization
Justin Rosenstein - Invented the Like button on Facebook
Guillaume Chaslot - Created the YouTube recommended-video infrastructure
Tony Riddle: Three Bare Peaks Challenge
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Thanks to Jason Camiolo for production, audio engineering and show notes; Blake Curtis for video, editing and graphics; portraits by Ali Rogers; and theme music by Tyler Piatt. Trapper Piatt & Hari Mathis.
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