the Social Dilemma

have you watched this Netflix documentary. someone recommended this to me, and we watched together this morning. this is super super scary. I think, probably because this is so true, so exposing, you know the social media, we use everyday, google, facebook, Instagram, etc. and now you know, while you are using these product, such a terrible thing, the whole system is working behind the scene, trying to keep you scrolling, keep you watching next next. moreover, it even can be used to unconsciously change, regulate, or even govern your thinking, your conduct, your everything. this is too horrifying. 

the family in this documentary is super typical in like today's society. so many kids are basically glued to their devices. they can become so addicted to tik tok or Instagram, which causes them to become self isolated and anitsocial. their son Ben, kept scrolling on instagram while the three guys were working on what to recommend for him to keep him staying scrolling. though Ben did try to stop using the phone for a while, but only resulting on a even worse situation so called "resurrection". and the youngest daughter is also really bad, keeping taking selfie, and getting easily influenced by the likes and comments. this is such a common situation among the young generation today. how many likes they get? how many comments they get? all these things can easily govern their mood and behavior. the consequence is that the young people no longer know how to talk to people face to face. even though everyone may sit at the same table during meals, but no one talks to each other, everyone just on their own phone. this is so so so terrible. 

high technology does bring us much benefit and convenience for our daily life. but we also need to think about the negative effect which has been placed on us, and our younger generation. technology should be used by us to serve us, not to govern or control us. but now we have become enslaved under our devices, which has been increasingly causing damage and undermining our normal human daily life, and our humanity. 

the tips they give at the end, i feel quite useful. sometimes, we have to put rules in our family to reduce the negative effect. like some of those guests said, keep phones out of bedroom

do not give children phones until high school

things like this can help us to be freed the bondage of electronic devices, and help to restore the normal face to face conversation between family members. 

this surely is a serious problem we all need to face, and need to work together on this. cannot just let it be like it has always been.