Why'd You Push That Button?
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.
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When is it okay to record someone?
Legally, are you allowed to record someone without their permission? And what happens if you go viral, then what?
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Why do you delete your tweets?
We need to discuss tweets. Are they worth deleting, or should we preserve our limited-character history?
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How do you break up on Instagram?
Ashley and Kaitlyn talk about whether the Facebook relationship status matters anymore and how to purge your ex from your feed on Instagram.
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Have you turned off push notifications?
Kaitlyn and Ashley look into why people turn push notifications on, especially for news. Are they masochists? What makes us turn them off?
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Why did you unfollow me?
What makes someone click that unfollow button, and why does it hurt our feelings when they do?
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How do you save your Tinder date's phone number?
Ashley and Kaitlyn evaluate all the options for saving a date’s phone number and whether it’s weird to ask for someone’s last name.
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Why is it so hard to build a successful music s...
Kaitlyn and Ashley explore why there hasn’t been a fun way to share music on social media.
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Why do you leave restaurant reviews?
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Why do you have a finstagram?
Kaitlyn and Ashley analyze fake Instagrams, aka finstas, to find some truth about why people have them.
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Why did you ignore my Facebook event invite?
Ashley and Kaitlyn explore ignored Facebook events and why people hate to RSVP.
28 min
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Do you take selfies in public?
Do you take selfies? Do you take them in public? Do you watch other people take selfies in public and judge them harshly, as if it is any of your business?
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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.
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Who owns a meme?
Ashley and Kaitlyn discuss memes and the law, which sounds both boring and scary, but is neither.
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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 :)
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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?
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Why do you hold on to text threads?
How do you decide to delete or save text threads from friends, family, or significant others?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Why do you share streaming service passwords?
Ashley and Kaitlyn discuss sharing passwords with friends and family for accessing subscription services.
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Why do you like celebrity photos on Instagram?
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Why do you turn on read receipts?
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Why do you Super Like people on Tinder?
Ashley and Kaitlyn try to answer the question of why someone would use the “Super Like” feature on Tinder’s dating app.
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Coming soon: Why'd You Push That Button?
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