Good read - adding that social media hacks our brain reward center. Just like tobacco companies pirated our food supply and replaced it with highly processed foods that also hacked and hooked our brains. Which created chronic illness that now pharma can fix with expensive injections. To the tune of billions in profit. I predict there will be some capitalist, expensive, institutionalized fix to solve the social media addiction problem.
For sure — companies like Brick (the device you put on your phone to lock certain apps) are growing so quickly and will become big businesses in themselves. I wish some of that money would go towards media literacy education to foster healthy habits, and better support for parents and teachers on the front lines of these issues!
Yes to all that! Excellent point about Brick - just the beginning. If only our society appreciated and supported education, health, and safety that served the people instead of supporting lucrative tech and big businesses.
Good read - adding that social media hacks our brain reward center. Just like tobacco companies pirated our food supply and replaced it with highly processed foods that also hacked and hooked our brains. Which created chronic illness that now pharma can fix with expensive injections. To the tune of billions in profit. I predict there will be some capitalist, expensive, institutionalized fix to solve the social media addiction problem.
For sure — companies like Brick (the device you put on your phone to lock certain apps) are growing so quickly and will become big businesses in themselves. I wish some of that money would go towards media literacy education to foster healthy habits, and better support for parents and teachers on the front lines of these issues!
Yes to all that! Excellent point about Brick - just the beginning. If only our society appreciated and supported education, health, and safety that served the people instead of supporting lucrative tech and big businesses.
Agree 100%
I'm afraid we're doomed...
Ha - I feel this. That's why newsletters like yours are so important! We are all raindrops in the sea, and I really believe we can get there.