Why’d you like that celebrity photo on Instagram? Why’d you leave that restaurant review on Yelp? Why’d you text in lowercase, or turn on read receipts, or share your location? The Verge’s Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany ask the hard, weird, and occasionally dumb questions about how your tiny tech decisions impact your social life.
https://www.theverge.com/whyd-you-push-that-button
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 6 hours 43 minutes
episode 2: Does tech encourage ghosting?
Kaitly and Ashley figure out why people ghost, and end up learning that humans are lazy and need a manager-type hanging over their heads to keep them accountable at all times.
episode 1: Who owns a meme?
Ashley and Kaitlyn discuss memes and the law, which sounds both boring and scary, but is neither.
Season 2 and SXSW special announcement
Hello, subscribers! Why’d You Push That Button is back! Season 2 starts on March 6th, and we’re kicking off the week with an additional episode LIVE at SXSW 2018 in Austin, Texas, on March 10th featuring special guests. Come visit us!
episode 10: Holiday Spectacular 2017
Kaitlyn and Ashley listen to the audio clips listeners sent over the past season. We've learned so much, mainly how tech companies manipulate our minds :)
episode 9: Why do you share your location?
Kaitlyn and Ashley ask why you share your location. Do you share with your boyfriend? Does your mom make you do it?
episode 8: Why do you hold on to text threads?
How do you decide to delete or save text threads from friends, family, or significant others?
episode 7: How do you send nudes?
75426645.mp3 Sending a naked photo of yourself doesn't need to be complicated, but with hundreds of thousands of messaging apps to choose from, deciding how to send that nude can require some thought.
episode 6: Why do you rewatch your own Instagram stories?
Ashley and Kaitlyn want to know why people rewatch their own Instagram stories and obsessively check who's viewed them.
episode 5: Why do you stalk people on Venmo?
Kaitlyn and Ashley discuss Venmo’s public activity feed. Some people never look at it; some people scroll through it during their daily commute, inexplicably curious about why their friends are exchanging money.
episode 4: Why do you share streaming service passwords?
Ashley and Kaitlyn discuss sharing passwords with friends and family for accessing subscription services.