Cook: Human beings shouldn’t swipe their mobile phones "endlessly and meaninglessly" and don’t be slaves to mobile phones

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Cook: Human beings shouldn’t swipe their mobile phones

Apple CEO Tim Cook ( Cook ) in an interview Said that he was worried about the "endless and meaningless" behavior of user triggered by social media and began to worry about people "using too much technology."

Cook emphasized in the interview that Apple supports an application called Shine, which aims to solve some mental health problems. Cook said Shine is a good example of how people should use technology to improve their lives. He also said that "mental health has become a crisis." He personally feels nature through meditation and feels that he is so insignificant in this world. He said that he would use this method to relieve the daily pressure of being Apple's CEO.

Cook: Human beings shouldn’t swipe their mobile phones

It is reported that Shine’s mission is to "make taking care of your mental health easier, more representative, and more inclusive." The app was rated as Apple’s best app of 2020 The program can be downloaded for free on the App Store.

Recently, an internal study conducted by Facebook showed that apps such as Instagram may be harmful to girls’ mental health, but the company quickly defended this. When asked if he is worried about technology making the world worse, Cook said that he does have some concerns about it, but in the end it will depend on how people use technology.

When talking about Internet addiction and technology addiction, Cook repeated a proposition he made earlier. He once said that the technology should serve people, not in turn, let people serve technology. He expressed that he is very worried that people are using technology too much, and Apple's goal is to help people.

Cook said: "I always believe that technology should serve humans, not the other way around. I always worry about people using technology too much. Therefore, we launched'screen time 'This feature tries to make people truly understand the time they spend on the device, because generally speaking, it's much more than they think."

After that, Cook continued, "But it's just a factor. . This is also what you do on the device. I often worry about scrolling endlessly, worrying about being surrounded by negative emotions, etc. Therefore, I want to introduce a company like Shine and encourage people to experience it. This is A great use of technology, because it really serves humans. Their entire company is based on this. This is how we look at the world. We want people to use Apple devices to do things, such as the photography exhibitions that we all like,Or use FaceTime to connect with family and friends. Instead of endless, unconscious scrolling. "

Cook: Human beings shouldn’t swipe their mobile phones

Finally, Cook said that the "endless scrolling" of social media applications such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, although they do not directly mention negative content, they will leave users surrounded by negative emotions. He said that Apple wants its users to enjoy their products and keep in touch with family and friends, instead of using it for this kind of "endless and meaningless scrolling."

The creation of an infinite scroll mechanism on social media The author Aza Raskin said in 2019 that he was "very sorry" for his invention and added that he regrets the impact of this mechanism on society. He said that those who have this idea The purpose is to help create a "use experience as seamless as possible", but unfortunately, it has become a trick to "keep them online for as long as possible."

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