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

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 Intro
• 1:12 Seamlessness=Thoughtless Reflex
• 3:20 Limbic Capitalism
• 5:58 Connection Breakdown
• 8:08 Sponsor Skip
• 9:23 Convenient Flattening
• 11:37 Non-Places
• 12:41 Destruction of Curiosity
• 15:01 Destruction of Personal Agency & Relationships
• 19:30 Convenience is NOT the Highest Virtue of Design
• 23:25 The Age of Empathy