Social Media
 |
| "Social Media Marketing." |
However, it needs to be used in close moderation because some aspects of social media can be very dangerous. As much as social media can release stress it can you mass amounts right back. Not only that but it can harm your health with things like sleep like I said in the beginning.
According to Zeynep Tufekci in a TED Talk, the creators of these technologies to get us sucked into that wormhole doesn’t even fully understand how the algorithms work. This personally is very scary because that is getting us closer to what I talk about in my last blog.
Technology is getting scarily close to supporting itself and It could be a very bad thing. I think that we should all step back a little moderate our use and figure out how these algorithms even work. We all love it because it’s filtering only things we want to see as consumers but it gets very deep in your personal information to do this. Every time you watch a youtube video or post something on facebook you are being watched. The sooner we realize this the safer we will be from one of these terminator movies happening.
On the other hand, social media is already harming us more than we think. From the point of view of a teen think of this, you post a picture or video on Instagram then you get a comment saying you're ugly and have no friends. This could be very emotionally harming on its own due to the nature of teens second-guessing themselves all the time anyway.
We also need to realize that you will be a normal person without social media. According to Cal Newport for TED Talks he’s never used social media and yes he did turn out fine. He is a normal person he got a reputation for his company and stay connected with family and friends without all the social media. The point is we don’t need social media to survive in fact at the current state I think it’s doing more harm than good.
I think we should all just step back limit our us and go in and change the bad things. Also, we need to learn how these wormhole algorithms work, because the fact that we don't fully know how it works is very scary.
"Social Media Marketing." Marketing Land, marketingland.com/library/channel/
social-media-marketing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2019.
Tufekci, Zeynep. "We're Building a Dystopia Just to Make People Click on Ads."
TED Ideas worth Spreading, www.ted.com/talks/
zeynep_tufekci_we_re_building_a_dystopia_just_to_make_people_click_on_ads/
discussion#t-12530. Accessed 21 Nov. 2019.
Newport, Cal. "Why You Should Quit Social Media." TED Ideas worth Spreading,
June 2016, www.ted.com/talks/cal_newport_why_you_should_quit_social_media.
Accessed 21 Nov. 2019.
Logan, what sort of algorithms are you referring to? Also how would you go about limiting your technology use, and would you ever consider going completely neutral? I thought your blog was interesting but could use some clarification.
ReplyDeleteLogan, your opinions are clear and you are doing a good job meeting deadlines. You might slow down to develop some of your ideas a little more. Clarifying the information about algorithms would be helpful to people who didn't watch the TED Talk that you watched.
ReplyDeleteIt is a scary thing how technology can take over our world and negatively effect our everyday lives. What are things you recommend the average consumer to do in these cases? I also am wondering what percentages of people benefit from social media and what percentages find it to be negative. Overall a great blog with a great ascetic!
ReplyDeleteI liked how you focused strictly on the harms of social media and went into depth about the many harms. It's crazy to think about how much people use social media even though it's very harmful. I believe you could have done a better job on expanding the explanation of algorithms. Possibly, provide some insight on what exactly they are and how they relate to social media. Also, somewhere in the middle of your blog you should include a direct quote from the TED Talk. The quote would help strengthen your blog by bringing a better understanding for the reader. I enjoyed the visual you included with your blog it helps tie everything together.
ReplyDeleteYou word things well, and you seem to get your point across, but maybe give some more facts about the topic, that'll back up your argument etc.
ReplyDeletethanks for the feedback Ill take that into consideration for my next post!!
DeleteI agree with you Logan our phones are a dangerous wormhole that we need learn to moderated. I think blog overall very well written but in some areas it could use some clarification.
ReplyDelete