The Social Dilemma is Dangerously Wrong... Part II

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If you haven’t seen Part I yet, click the link above. ^^

This documentary was so awful, we had to make two parts! In Part I, we discussed misplaced fear over social media fostering political tribalism and using advertising to manipulate your everyday behavior.

For Part II, we’ll discuss the effect social media actually has on your well-being. As Tristan Harris and others would have you believe, social media is the root cause for rising mental health issues, especially among teens and pre-teens.

While it is true that mental health is getting worse, correlation doesn’t imply causation—and we might be neglecting all of the positive benefits social media has on society, like fostering connections and reducing feelings of social isolation.

And while ‘The Social Dilemma’ tries it’s best to scare you and make it seem like you’re not in control of your own life, you most definitely are. You have agency. You also have the ability to shape the behavior of social media companies by voicing your concern and voting with your time and your wallet.

So our advice is… don’t buy what ‘The Social Dilemma’ is selling.
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CREDITS:

Produced by Sean W. Malone
Written by Sean W. Malone
Edited by Arash Ayrom & Sean W. Malone
Asst. Edited by Jason Reinhardt
Thanks to Matt Tabor
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LINKS:
-- Psychology of Social Media --

-- Center for Humane Technology Policy --

-- US Government vs. Privacy --

-- China vs. Privacy --

-- Russia vs. Privacy --

-- Regulating the Internet is a Bad Idea --

[jaredb.]

What most people fail to understand is that the best way to get rid of “wrong” ideas is to debate those ideas in an open and free forum.

[rachelthemuleexpert]

Social media is destroying our society:

*Keeps scrolling*

[yourguitarist]

I take issue with the word "addiction"... that word is overused... saying people are "habituated" is probably more accurate.

[justifiably_stupid]

I credit Michael Moore for teaching me that docu-tainment is 99% conjecture. It has done me well.

[Snakedudelife]

“The cure for evil capitalism is underhanded Socialism!”

Mmmm...

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🐍 no step on Snek! 🇺🇸🇭🇰

[StfuFFS]

"You cannot apply a technological solution to a sociological problem "

[carissstewart]

The first red flag for The Social Dilemma is that it's a Netflix documentary.

[tknoman]

Noone who ever did anything considered evil or bad by our contexts nver think if it that It is cliche but the road to hell is paved with good All I heard from them is not taking responsibility for ones Which I noticed noticed is a an issue large scale in our society.

[JayVal]

Basically the “you’re a perfect child” parental childhood came crashing down on those kids.

[LucasMBoysOurRoy]

I'll be honest, when I watched the Social Dilemma, I thought it was just a harmless documentary of stuff that I already knew. After watching both of your videos, it reminded me of what is truly wrong with social media today.

I hate online censorship as do you. I hope your videos spread like wildfire.

[NessaEllenesse]

I thank the kids who bullied me in school for teaching me how to give a rat's rear end over the opinions of others. Especially those who don't like me

[gnerkus]

Thank you so much for this series. You clearly articulated some of the thoughts I've had concerning social media.

Thank you!

[brighthero]

the last time i was this early leonard read was writing a lecture in march 7 1946

[StudioUAC]

I'm tired of people getting canceled on twitter because of what they draw! I've been too close to being canceled myself.

[joeydubbs]

The only thing that needs to be censored is kiddie porn & its advocates.
Everything else is speech & the rights of every man/ woman/ child across the planet.

[ScreamingManiac]

This video is the closest i've seen anyone come to trying to accurately discuss issues with the internet without being overly biased toward a particular viewpoint.

[juanmanuelpenaloza]

Oftentimes when one person says A is right when another says B is right, it usually means they haven't looked at the whole alphabet yet.

[bdot]

Totally just finished the 1st video...great content man!

[MichaelMiller-xjti]

Socialism does lead to equality, it makes everyone equally miserable.

[achinthmurali]

Actually, I would say that social media is bad for one’s mental health. That doesn’t mean it should be banned, but it should definitely be done in moderation, like TV.