Tackling Social Medias Hidden Dangers
Recap
Cal discusses the impact of the youth ban on social media in Australia, and really dives into the big picture of the motivation behind such a new regulation. Discusses downsides of social media, such as the faux-social connections it triggers in our brains, and how this further ties into the loneliness epidemic experienced in America.
My Notes
- with social media comes a lot of inherent risk
- It's like a digital slot machine
- This is why all social media companies are utilizing algorithmic feeds.
- It's not about serving you something you want to see; it's about pulling the slot machine lever (swiping down) and finding that nugget that feels like the jackpot
- This is especially a risk for the youth without fully developed frontal cortices
- Uses the phrase digital fentanyl when describing social media use
- It's like a digital slot machine
- folks taking the other of the argument that social media is a town square
- social media is not the Internet