Are smartphones and social media simply tools or are they intentionally designed to keep us addicted?

Matt Johns speaks with Dr. Johann D’Souza about technology addiction, dopamine, social media, pornography, and the business models driving the modern attention economy.

The conversation explores how companies use behavioral psychology, notifications, infinite scroll, and reward systems to capture attention and maximize engagement. Dr. D’Souza explains how addictive technology can shape the brain, weaken relationships, dull real-world experiences, and normalize constant stimulation.

For ChristianAlts, this raises a deeper question: if certain companies profit from addictive digital design and attention capture, how should values-aligned investors think about those business models?

Topics include:

• Phone addiction and technology addiction
• Social media addiction and dopamine
• Infinite scroll and behavioral psychology
• Pornography addiction and relationships
• The attention economy
• Ethical investing and business models
• Human flourishing in a digital age

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