Ask HN: What's a promising area to work on?
Communications technology has moved past the ability of human brains to tolerate and mitigate the adverse effects.<p>Every addicting dopamine surge from a Like or Retweet is the evidence; every viral pile-on, every echo-chamber lunatic fringe.<p>Making humanity resilient to the negative externalities of our own technological advancement is essential for the survival of our species.  Right now, a vast army of the smartest people are employed at the intersection of cognitive and computer sciences, but in the service of political and commercial interests.  I&#x27;d like to see more of them on the other side of this arms race, working on our individual and societal defenses.