what is Social Media doing to us?

Articles about social media platforms and their effects on society.

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How to Leave an Internet That’s Always in Crisis

Kate Lindsay newsletters.theatlantic.com

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Our feeds are designed to “prod the would-be attender ever onward from one monetizable object to the next,” he writes. This has had a deadening effect on all kinds of culture, from Marvel blockbusters that optimize for attention minute to minute, to automated Spotify recommendations that push one similar song after another.

Kyle Chayka • How the Internet Turned Us Into Content Machines

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#196: I Care Because You Do

Drew Austin kneelingbus.substack.com

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The Like Button Ruined the Internet

James Somers theatlantic.com

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Dopamine Detox: How Overstimulation Is Ruining Your Life & How To Take Back Control | Cal Newport

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Alexander Hughes

When creators, culture and community commerce collide

The Drum thedrum.com

Pawan Rochwani

We live in a time when more interesting ideas, concepts, people, and places can fly by in the space of one 30 minute TikTok binge than our ancestors experienced in the entirety of their localized illiterate lives.

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