On Dopamine Hijacking
Yet another study shows a correlation between social media usage/screen time and teenage depression. The negative effects and social complexities related to social media continue to grow. While correlation certainly does not imply causation, there has yet to be a credible study showing an opposite relationship between social media usage and mental health.
The recent disowning of Facebook’s impact on society by its former executives has received a lot attention, with former company president Sean Parker stating that Facebook’s newsfeed and ‘like’ system are a “social validation feedback loop that exploits how human brains work…
On Smartphones and Social Media
I’m a bit late to the game in commenting on this, but the recent piece on The Atlantic on the massively negative effects of smartphones is a must-read. An excerpt. The results could not be clearer: Teens who spend more…
On The Ownership of Social Media Information
Part of the problem of social media is how all the information posted through it (or the metadata) becomes the property of the platform. But a 21st reorientation of property rights in regard to the Internet could change that: Still,…
On Social Media and ‘The Circle’
I’ve been thinking about this article from Rare the past week. The article discusses the trailer for the upcoming Tom Hanks/Emma Watson/John Boyega movie The Circle. The movie is an adaptation of a novel about a company like “Google or…
