About this episode
Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@Oprah?sub_confirmation=1 Oprah is joined by a live audience in New York City for an in-depth look at the crisis of tech addiction among Gen Z. Millions of young people ages 13 to 28 struggle to separate themselves from the many addictive digital experiences from social media, video games to adult content. Oprah is joined by Adam Alter, a professor of marketing at New York University's Stern School of Business and author of Irresistible The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked. Also joining this important conversation are Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr, author of Smartphone Nation: Building Digital Boundaries When Offline Isn't an Option and Dr. Christina Brezing, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University. Additional guests include Conor McLaren and Alex Slater, co-founders of “Quittr” - an app designed to help people struggling with an addiction to online adult content. We also hear from several young guests who are struggling with addictions to video games and adult content. BUY THE BOOKS! Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked https://adamalterauthor.com/irresistible Smartphone Nation: Building Digital Boundaries When Offline Isn't an Option https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804258/smartphone-nation-by-kaitlyn-regehr-phd/ 00:00:00 - Tech addiction is a crisis 00:01:33 - Adam Alter, author of Irresistible 00:03:06 - Kaitlyn Regehr, author of Smartphone Nation 00:04:00 - Hate, Harm & Disinformation Is Algorithmically Prioritized 00:06:28 - Christina Brezing on Tech Addiction 00:08:54 - Nisha’s Son & Video Game Addiction 00:13:12 - What Can Parents Do? 00:17:18 - Maddie & Kyle – Adult Content Addiction 00:23:34 - Will AI Make It Worse? 00:24:31 - Conner & Alex – Quittr App 00:28:00 - Impact on Sex Lives 00:36:19 - A Generation Unsocialized Learn More About the Quittr App: https://quittrapp.com/oprah Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices