why big tech doesn't want you sleeping

please consider supporting the channel on patreon:   / blackteanosugar   ----------------------------------------- in today's video we explore the growing war on sleep: how #hustleculture taught us to devalue rest, how the #attentioneconomy keeps us awake longer than ever, and how #bigtech has quietly turned our bedtime into another battleground for profit. we're gonna be discussing #insomnia (not just the physical, but the emotional and existential kind), sleep as a luxury; the rise of sleep optimization and tracking anxiety & how companies now sell us our own rest back in the form of apps, subscriptions & gadgets. less goo! ----------------------------------------- 🍿 timestamps: 0:00 - intro: the war on sleep 2:19 - sleep as wasted time & hustle culture 6:17 - the attention economy vs your bedtime 10:47 - insomnia: physical & existential 13:30 - how companies monetize sleeplessness 15:38 - when sleep turns into a luxury 17:11 - the anxiety of sleep optimization 21:23 - dreams: the last unmonetized space ----------------------------------------- 🎥 more videos: our obsession with aging & beauty:    • it’s ok to look your age, i promise   gen z is stuck in childhood:    • is gen z stuck in childhood?   ----------------------------------------- 🗞️ sources: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep by Jonathan Crary https://thefuturemedia.eu/sleep-the-n... https://the-ethos.co/how-tech-is-rede... https://www.theguardian.com/technolog... https://www.science.org/content/artic... https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/ta... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7... https://www.businessinsider.com/big-t... https://www.emarketer.com/content/us-... https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20... https://www.sleepfoundation.org/ortho... ----------------------------------------- find me on socials: 🕯️ instagram:   / blackteanosugarrr   🕯️ pinterest:   / blackteanosugarr   🕯️tiktok:   / blackteanosugarrrr   💌 contact me via: btns.media@gmail.com thanks for watching and have a good one! xx