Recently watched the movie smartphones - the dark side (panorama bbc). One of many is now actively talking about the harmfulness of social networks.


So, the developer of endless tape ( earlier, remember, pages had to be flipped ), keeps his gadget in black and white, because it makes the tape not so tempting and distracts him from constant viewing. He also talks about how everything that our ribbons do then is carefully verified in Silicon Valley: fonts, sizes, even the color tone of the social network are selected in a way that least annoys a large number of users.


"All the best" is getting better.


Many still do not adequately assess the impact of social networks. And all because they feed the illusion that they see in the tape only what they have chosen. But this is not so. It is impossible to stay on Instagram for more than 5 minutes, so as not to see what Instagram wants to show.





There are no completely self-sufficient people. Books, blogs, forums, frivolous posts in social networks, humor on TV do not pass without a trace. And this is normal. No one is born with a ready-made opinion about everything. The only question is how clean the sources are.


Our life experience influences the development of neural pathways in the areas of our brain that are responsible for controlling and regulating emotions and helps form the frontal cortex, which is a place for higher-order cognitive abilities, such as reasoning and decision making. Many articles and books have been written about this, “Hormones of Happiness,” for example.


In this way, emotions and decision making are connected. That is, what we let in from external sources affects our behavior and the quality of life in general. Moreover, the already formed neural connections are so effective that the rejection of them creates a strong sense of fracture in a person.


Being determines consciousness. Being on the Internet as well. It’s not enough just to lie in public “I don’t look at house 2” (conditional) The important thing is actually. Because no matter how the neural connections are built, a person feels them as "truth."





In the bbc video, people talked about how they addicted to likes. They understand that this is nonsense, but if there are few likes, they feel almost physical hunger. Under pressure from public outrage, Apple and Google have already announced new features in mobile operating systems designed to control the screen. Do Not Disturb will instantly turn off all alerts. Already in iPhones there is such a button for drivers.


But the issue of addiction cannot be solved en masse. Only personally.


Despite the fact that many twisted at the temple on my previous notes on digital colonization, I think that this is one of the main topics of the present and future. This is especially important for those who raise children. The Internet can give a lot, but it can cram a person with garbage, creating a corresponding entity.


The network is still “expensive land” shared by big players. The goal is precisely to use users, and not to offer them “all the best”, as Mark talks about this with an unbearably honest expression on his face.

Social networks - dystopia