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Much has been written about this, yet there is tremendous value in how @JoannaStern boils this down to its thought-provoking essence:
There are real alternatives to social media
Tech giants know how to clean it up
Give the user more control! https://www.wsj.com/articles/social-media-algorithms-rule-how-we-see-the-world-good-luck-trying-to-stop-them-11610884800
There are real alternatives to social media Tech giants know how to clean it up Give the user more control! https://www.wsj.com/articles/social-media-algorithms-rule-how-we-see-the-world-good-luck-trying-to-stop-them-11610884800
Only thing I'd add to this excellent piece is we could also accept social media is a powerful intoxicant and categorize it as such.
Like alcohol or junk food, it should be a fraction of our intake.
I think we have forgotten what should be the base of our social and media diet.
Like alcohol or junk food, it should be a fraction of our intake.
I think we have forgotten what should be the base of our social and media diet.
On the social side, every time we pick up a screen, the *first* question we should ask ourselves is "Why am I doing this?"
Are we bored? Lonely? Just want an excuse to take a seat?
And the second question is: Well, is being on a screen what I really want to be doing?
Are we bored? Lonely? Just want an excuse to take a seat?
And the second question is: Well, is being on a screen what I really want to be doing?
On the media consumption side, cultivating the habit of reading *anything but social media* to find out what's going on in the world goes a long way toward becoming a more informed and calmer person.
I found Joanna's piece in an email newsletter. Read it. Then shared it.
I found Joanna's piece in an email newsletter. Read it. Then shared it.
