Tackling Social Medias Hidden Dangers

Jan 15, 15007 |  Chris Zietlow  | 1 min read  |

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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
• folks taking the other of the argument that social media is a town square
  • social media is not the Internet