what is Social Media doing to us?

Articles about social media platforms and their effects on society.

Jerod Morris and

Vicki Boykis • Where do we go from here

Alara

Social Media Is Attention Alcohol

Derek Thompson theatlantic.com

sari

Part of the reason social media has felt even more “flattening” to one’s identity Is because social media has shown its benefit towards economic mobility You can’t sell 50 things. You gotta sell 1, really well. And when that “widget” is the self -> you gotta package it neatly

Reggie James twitter.com

Discord: Imagine a Place | The Generalist

Mario Gabriele readthegeneralist.com

Jilber Najem

"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)

alex

Twitter’s Response to the Oscars Slap Was a Predictable Cycle

Charlie Warzel newsletters.theatlantic.com

james

How to quit Facebook without quitting Facebook

Kaitlyn Tiffany vox.com

sari

Can BeReal Deliver On Its Promise?

Kushaan Shah mindmeld.substack.com