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Snip summary	When using technology, we often focus optimistically on all the things it does for us. But I want to show you where it might do the opposite. Where does technology exploit our mindsâ€™ weaknesses? I learned to think this way when I w... https://medium.com/...m-a-magician-and-google-s-design-ethicist-56d62ef5edf3#...

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Full snip	When using technology, we often focus optimistically on all the things it does for us. But I want to show you where it might do the opposite. Where does technology exploit our mindsâ€™ weaknesses? I learned to think this way when I was a magician. Magicians start by looking for blind spots, edges, vulnerabilities and limits of peopleâ€™s perception, so they can influence what people do without them even realizing it. Once you know how to push peopleâ€™s buttons, you can play them like a piano.

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When using technology, we often focus optimistically on all the things it does for us. But I want to show you where it might do the opposite.

Where does technology exploit our mindsâ€™ weaknesses?

I learned to think this way when I was a magician. Magicians start by looking for blind spots, edges, vulnerabilities and limits of peopleâ€™s perception, so they can influence what people do without them even realizing it. Once you know how to push peopleâ€™s buttons, you can play them like a piano.

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