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On Dopamine Hijacking

December 18, 2017 · by Cameron Shaffer · in Uncategorized

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

August 14, 2017 · by Cameron Shaffer · in Uncategorized

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

July 19, 2017 · by Cameron Shaffer · in Uncategorized

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’

February 24, 2017 · by Cameron Shaffer · in Uncategorized

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…

(Not) On Social Media

January 31, 2017 · by Cameron Shaffer · in Uncategorized

I am, for the most part, absent from social media. This is an intentional choice, and has not always been the case for me. For a time I even worked as a director of social media and SEO. But I…

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Split from the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in 1937, one year after its founding, over the issues of abstinence from alcohol and premillennialism.

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Doctrine: Westminster Standards (Premillenial edit)

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church

Formed by the Scottish immigrants of the Seceder tradition in 1753, the majority merged with the Covenanters in 1782, and then as the United Presbyterian Church of North America merged with the PCUSA in 1956. The remaining Associate Presbyterians form the ARPC of today.

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