Hidden Agendas?

 The affect our feeds have on us is INSANE. When talking about the change and evolution of media, it made me think of all the times my mom had mentioned what she had done "back in her day"... 

We've all heard this but hear me out. 

  • The high rates of depression and anxiety. 
  • The addiction. 
  • The polarization. 
  • The radicalization. 
  • The outrage. 
  • The increase of vanity. 
These things have never been seen like it's being seen now. We are overpowered. 

I learned from this great movie on Netflix called The Social Dilemma about the things large tech companies are doing to tailor our feeds (ads, responses, answers to questions, notifications, etc.) to us individually and what that does to our psyche. Modern media....

It's horrible. 

Something expressed that will stick with me is the simple statement that these programs were not generated by child psychologists who want us to grow developmentally and progressively.

So what are the motives? 

Algorithms are not objective- they are built with a goal in mind. The goal comes from commercialism. What will generate them the most activity/use with their product/money. 

With this idea in mind (and from what I've learned in class), it's important to be a good consumer. Check your facts and your time- manage your content and your exposure. Be ready to question, code, and stop looking at overpowering media. 





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  1. Leah McKimDecember 13, 2023 at 12:55 PM

    Thank you for writing about this! I wanted to watch this film but I don't have the subscription for it. I definitely am not surprised about the harmful things that people are doing to commercialize media. It is definitely something that more people need to be aware of, especially for their children.

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