what is Social Media doing to us?
Jerod Morris and
what is Social Media doing to us?
Jerod Morris and
by Alex Dobrenko
âSocial media is free because you pay for it with your time.â
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 moreâThere 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 moreI 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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