How We Designed the Soul Out of Everything [26:11] by Design Theory

https://lemmy.world/post/31436458

How We Designed the Soul Out of Everything [26:11] by Design Theory - Lemmy.World

Video essay on how the hyper-focus in design on convenience and concealing the inner workings of things in everything can influence people individually and society more broadly. Chapter links - 00:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OOLmvjzjs] Intro - 1:12 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OOLmvjzjs&t=72s] Seamlessness=Thoughtless Reflex - 3:20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OOLmvjzjs&t=200s] Limbic Capitalism - 5:58 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OOLmvjzjs&t=358s] Connection Breakdown - 8:08 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OOLmvjzjs&t=488s] Sponsor Skip - 9:23 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OOLmvjzjs&t=563s] Convenient Flattening - 11:37 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OOLmvjzjs&t=697s] Non-Places - 12:41 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OOLmvjzjs&t=761s] Destruction of Curiosity - 15:01 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OOLmvjzjs&t=901s] Destruction of Personal Agency & Relationships - 19:30 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OOLmvjzjs&t=1170s] Convenience is NOT the Highest Virtue of Design - 23:25 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OOLmvjzjs&t=1405s] The Age of Empathy

Funny how he talks about design making products seamless and convenient and how that’s bad for us and then he switches to the sponsor of this video praising how it’s seamless and convenient.