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?
excellent insight from Eugene Wei on Bankless podcast on the corrosive effects of the ad-based business model
a thought after listening to Dave Fontenot on Invest like the Best:
social media shifts our relationship with time because you feel like there’s an endless number of things you have to sift through, and time starts to feel limited.
there's something about feeling a sense of abundant time that's really powerful and conducive to flow state - how do we
... See moreWhen it comes to the quality of our thoughts and judgments, the amount of information a communication medium supplies is less important than the way the medium presents the information and the way, in turn, our minds take it in. The brain's capacity is not unlimited. The passageway from perception to understanding is narrow. It takes patience and
... See moreIt 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.
Nick Clegg • You and the Algorithm: It Takes Two to Tango | by Nick Clegg | Mar, 2021 | Medium
"Life in the Instagram bubble requires a constant calibration of how it will be viewed from outside. That need to make life itself aesthetic, to ask, over and over “What will this look like in a square?” exerts a slow, constant pressure of its own." (Jacob Mikanowski)
