what is Social Media doing to us?
Articles about social media platforms and their effects on society.
Jerod Morris and
what is Social Media doing to us?
How social media algorithms reward clickbait and outrage, shaping creator behavior, language norms, and incentives for extremity.
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I can't believe I stayed. I can't believe I sat here for 11 minutes, wasted 11 minutes of my life on this. One of the things that we used to have access to was this tool called CrowdTangle. So I could actually download all of the videos that these pages had ever put out. I could download the metadata around them, all the titles. And you can see the
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Kyle Chaykatwitter.comVery few people really have their own opinion. Very often, their opinion is just the opinion of someone else. Perfectly prepared, warmed up and served medium well.
I'm not above this, and I'd argue not many people are. All our opinions are shaped by other peoples' opinion. It's how this all works. The question is just, how many opinions do I require
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It is alleged that social media fuels polarization, exploits human weaknesses and insecurities, and creates echo chambers where everyone gets their own slice of reality, eroding the public sphere and the understanding of common facts. And, worse still, this is all done intentionally in a relentless pursuit of profit.