the social dilemma – Discussing what social media really does to us

It would be easy to simply refuse to buy your child a mobile device to keep them off social media, youtube, the internet, chat rooms (wow, dating ourselves there aren’t we?) and all the other chaos that comes with it, but is that really the best solution?

This week your experts get together for a live video discussion of what they learned and their thoughts on the Netflix Docu-drama The Social Dilemma.

They discuss the brain’s reaction to notifications and our desire to be recognized and appreciated. The filmmakers interview the engineers who were there at the beginning to really get an idea of what the social media landscape was supposed to look like.

Reality check: not like this.

The guys go into more detail about:

• What it’s like to be the generation growing with this technology, now wondering how it turned on us.
• As people who are still trying to be active on the socials, how can we limit the Pavlovian response they’ve created?
• As parents, is blocking all social media the right thing to do?
• Is Millie Bobbie Brown the next Natalie Portman?

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