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We were all gutted when
COVID-19 forced us inside our homes. At such a lonely and disorienting time, we
depended on social media – YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Gmail, Slack,
WhatsApp, Zoom, iMessage, etc. These apps and tools helped us stay connected with
loved ones and do our jobs efficiently.
However, despite all the
perks that social media has to offer, we’ve always been suspicious of its
operations. We’re used to hearing conspiracy theories and headlines about how
technology and social media are deadly combinations. They disturb our sleep
cycle, hinder real-life experiences and our ability to connect, and also impact
our self-esteem negatively.
If you watch The Social
Dilemma, you’ll not only find out about the serious consequences of the
increasing dependency on social media, but you’ll be forced to accept how
dangerous and disconcerting it really is! Take this as a moment of complete
bluntness but you might even consider the idea of going off the radar.
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The Netflix original
begins with this quote: “Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a
curse.” It summarizes the entire documentary – how sometimes things may seem
innocent, full of good intentions, but they might potentially hold a threat
against humanity.
For instance, did you
ever think that the like option on
Facebook was dangerous? Well, according to Justin Rosenstein, who is the former
Facebook and Google Engineer, this option was created to track the behavioral
patterns of users as opposed to spreading love and positivity.
Source: The Report Door
So, let us point out 5 reasons
why The Social Dilemma is a must watch!
This documentary does a
brilliant job exploring the deeper side effects of social media and Google
search engine. Just to give you an insight, this movie will explain how things
are much more complicated than you might first perceive. The creators of these
platforms are not only selling you a pretty picture – they’re manipulating you
and exploiting your innocent curiosity.
By putting up painted
pictures in front of you, they’re changing your outlook on life, and eventually
your behavior.
Social media plays mind
games – it’s like a maze with several harmful psychological hooks. It won’t be
wrong to suggest that social media is far more addictive than drugs and
alcohol. Now it’s not like you didn’t already know this. It’s possible that you
previously had an uneasy feeling about social media when you saw things being
recommended to you – things that you had only thought of in your head or
discussed with your best friend over a sleepover. But after watching this
movie, you’ll almost feel like you’re living in a simulation and being
controlled by bots and treacherous individuals.
When was the last time
you spent quality time with your family – free from technological devices and
social media? Your answer may not surprise you but it should concern you.
Social media is like a gradual but precarious disease that destroys your family
life.
By now, we’re all guilty of writing long passages in honor of our family
members on social media platforms but in reality, we hardly have anything to say
to one another. We’re connected on Facebook, we follow each other on Twitter,
and we might even check each other’s stories on Instagram to know about our
whereabouts, but do we really know one another anymore?
The documentary gives
us a fictional tale of a family disturbed by the consequences of social media. Their
youngest daughter slashes a hammer to break the vault and access her phone –
which was locked away for one hour by the parents so that she could eat her
lunch in peace. The eldest daughter doesn’t have a phone at all. The family is
trembling with fear of what’s to come as they’re aware of how dysfunctional
their dynamics have become due to negligence and lack of awareness about social
media usage.
Yes, Mark Zuckerberg
has been brought in for questioning several times by the US government. He’s
been put on trial many times as people have shown concern over the suspicious
activities carried out by Facebook and its subsidiaries. It’s possible that he will continue to be a
friendly
face in these legal
proceedings, but the truth is that he will continue to lie and brag about its
innocence and righteousness.
All of these social
media creators have their hands dirty – but they’ll never accept it. In
addition, if you ever thought that they take their role in society seriously,
then you’re slightly misguided. They don’t care about anything but business.
They will always prioritize profit over responsibility.
We’ve always considered
documentaries to be boring, but this one is different. It has some unique
dialogues that capture your attention and force you to think. There are
interviews and fictional tales that will warn you that if the addiction
prolongs for the next 20 years, social media can stir up Civil War – and we’ll
be totally helpless.
This Netflix original
attempts to identify the problems and solutions of the tech industry. It aims
to discover the root cause that initially entered the safe domain. If there’s
one thing that you’ll accept after watching this movie like indictment, it is
this: Social Media is dangerous and we should not participate in it.
Source: Ready Steady Cut
Watch the documentary
and tell us if you’re as afraid as we are!
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