In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss social media’s net effect on society domestically and globally with guest Ayman Boukharraz. Social media profoundly impacts culture, beliefs, choices, and nearly every aspect of modern life and is particularly powerful among the youth. Social media built on closed-source algorithms designed to maximize engagement and profitability over health and wellness may significantly contribute to many modern social and cultural problems. It is becoming increasingly known that social media tends to lower self-esteem, lead to many forms of anti-social behavior, and increase social isolation, the exact opposite of what it is branded as. A perpetual state of hyper-consumptive and entertainment may not be our best, and let us hope we have it within our nature to change before we get on the space cruise ship and The Buy n’ Large Corporation rues the day.
Quotable
“It's not a faith in technology. It's faith in people.”
Steve jobs is a pioneer in the field of technology and has helped push the boundaries of what we can do as a people.
Twitter is a social media application founded in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Bin Stone and Evan Williams with the goal to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly without barriers.
Listener Q&A
Are we perhaps raising up a generation of people who are more savy with picking out misinformation or are we raising a generation who are just more vulnerable to misinformation?
The generation of people nowadays are better at filtering through misinformation
A live feed of earths time until climate change cannot be reversed.
Clarks Creek Greenway - Credit - Scott Chisolm
Follow Up Notes
Correction - video game content that is for a mature audience is rate M for mature.
Comment
How are we helping to improve the health and wellness of a person?
Wall-E the movie - Credit - Disney Pixar
The story of a little robot who is tasked to clean up the earth ends up on a crazy adventure with the mission of restoring planet Earth.
Comment
When I have kids Im probably gonna not allow them on social media
Quotable
“Social Media is about the people! Not about your business. Provide for the people and the people will provide for you.”
Matt Goulart is the founder of Ignite Digital, helping Fortune 500 companies launch highly successful digital marketing initiatives.
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Comment
Ayman Boukharraz from Charlotte North Carolina says...
I think it's in human nature to survive