Do we dominate social networks or do they dominate us?, Arcadi Bages Amat

Friday, 20 January 2023 , Olot

Do we dominate social networks or do they dominate us?, Arcadi Bages Amat

Do we dominate social networks or do they dominate us?, Arcadi Bages Amat

Last Friday, January 20, I gave a talk-debate on the use of social networks at the youth office in Olot, which was attended by four people. We deepened our understanding of the effects that the use of the internet has on our lives and our society, placing special emphasis on the problems it promotes since they are not widely disseminated despite being very widespread. So we talked about how the main problem we are facing today is that the virtual world is designed and regulated by a few private companies with private interests that prevail over the well-being and mental health of users. Their interest is to capture as much attention as possible in order to sell it to advertisers and in order to achieve this they use mechanisms of psychological manipulation with those who have no qualms in promoting narcissism, anger, loneliness, stupidity, depression or anxiety.

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