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The pitfalls of social media and technology

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    • 06 FEB 20
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    The pitfalls of social media and technology

    Published in Independent Australia

    By Dali Sulejmani-Blackwell, Feb 2, 2020.

    Excerpt:

    Social media and the internet has rewired our brains and society in important yet sometimes worrying ways, writes Dali Sulejmani-Blackwell.

    SOCIAL MEDIA, also known as the “participative internet“, has grown rapidly in the 21st Century, creating a digitally-conscious world. It”s rare to have dinner with a friend or family member where there isn”t a phone on the table next to your food. Is this our fault, or is it a by-product of a digital world that has changed social mores?

    There”s nothing wrong with social media being a source of feeling good about ourselves, but is it actually detrimental to our, health in the long term? In a recent interview, Simon Sinek, a well-published culture anthropologist discussed the addictive nature of social media. Particularly, Sinek labels millennials (“approximately anyone born after 1984″) as the most susceptible demographic due to factors such as parenting and other social factors… SNIP

    Read the full article and video interview with Simon Sinek here

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