Social Dilemma

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This week in class we watched the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma.  This movie is a collaboration of interviews from different tech companies ex-employee's.  In the documentary they talk about how dangerous social networks have become with how much data they collect.  With all the data they collect, they use it to influence and control what you see during your social media experience.  These companies use algorithms that influence us to buy things, and not just material things.  They influence us to buy into fake news that give a distorted view on the world.

The documentary also talks about the negative impact on our mental health that social media has.  Almost very social media has a "Like" feature.  This was created by a Facebook employee to spread positivity but it has turned into a way to compare yourself to others.  If you aren't getting as many likes as someone else many people will get their feelings hurt because of that.  The documentary talked about anxiety and other mental health disorders spiking with social media usage and some experts blame that on the "Like" feature of social media. 

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