what is Social Media doing to us?
Articles about social media platforms and their effects on society.
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what is Social Media doing to us?
so @julesterpak articulated this on her tiktok (linked below)
Social media's positivity/toxicity is inherently about user intent. There's a huge difference between:
a) posting to get a reaction
b) archiving a memory that you're comfortable... See more
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Worthwhile, butâŚonly for a little while, because there is ever more to do. That's according to philosopher Byung-Chul Hahn, who argues that... See more
Worthwhile, butâŚonly for a little while, because there is ever more to do. That's according to philosopher Byung-Chul Hahn, who argues that... See more
by Alex Dobrenko
âSocial media is free because you pay for it with your time.â
simon ⢠The Battle for Your Time: Exposing the Costs of Social Media | Dino Ambrosi | TEDxLagunaBlancaSchool
Kids will not believe me when I say this, but people didnât always absorb their âcontentâ by way of mysterious algorithmic black magic on endlessly-scrolling crack feeds. We used to type web addresses into our browsers, and actually visit our favorite sites. This, going to âwww dot college shitpost dot comâ or whatever, was itself considered a
... See moreReframing the âSocial Mediaâ Problem As an Attention Crisis
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âThere will be only answers,â the writer Marguerite Duras said in 1985 when a TV show asked her to make a prediction about the year 2000. âThe demand will be such that there will only be answers. All texts will be answers⌠about [manâs] body, his corporeal future, his health, his family life, his salary, his leisure. Itâs not far from a nightmare.
... See moreMegan Marz ⢠Easy Answers - Real Life
I have often heard it said of social media: âwhen you cannot see the product being advertised, itâs because you are the product.â
Our preferences and opinions become part of the programme, encouraging certain types of thoughts and behaviours in others. The âlikeâ button is integral to the function of social platforms and yet what purpose does it
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