The Social Dilemma - a recommendation
If you regularly use FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, TikTok, and other social media sites, I recommend taking the time to watch The Social Dilemma which is available on Netflix. It's a docu-drama that is well written, presented, and produced: I highly recommend it. It includes interviews from several individuals who helped develop the various social media platforms. After watching this presentation, I guarantee you will not look at social media the same and may even delete your accounts.
More information can be found about The Social Dilemma in this article on Wikipedia
I get a bit disturbed after watching shows like this--we need the info, we have no idea of the manipulation we are in the center of! But we have become addicted....
ReplyDeleteWill check it out.
ReplyDeleteNot sure I will watch...I occasionally look at FB (but don't post) and the same for IG No accounts with the others. Thanks for the heads up though.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter keeps telling me to watch it. I saw an interview with the film maker that was very scary. I deleted Facebook completely after the 2016 election. Twitter gives me panic attacks so it's off the table now too. I stick to only knitting and craftsy channels on You Tube which I admit I am addicted to. Without them I would be very lonely.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy I will have to watch it! :)
ReplyDeleteI watched it awhile back after Mandy recommended it. She hibernated her FB account for several months and now checks it only rarely, mainly using it for messenger to keep up with friends and family, kind of like texting.
ReplyDeleteI have an IG account but haven't looked at it in months. Technology is scary to me too. If you have a smart phone, "they" pretty much know everything about you anyway.
Blessings,
Betsy