​​Social Dilemma Conversation
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​​https://youtu.be/g7ip555kCco
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The Social Dilemma - Wikipedia
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The Social Dilemma - Wikipedia • en.wikipedia.org
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​​Agenda

​​Mention below the things you wish to touch on, they will be combined into a formal agenda.

​​Ben

  1. ​​Silicon Valley is akin to Ordinary Men
  1. ​​Capitalism’s issues: obligated to shareholders, illegal to harm shareholders

​​Piotrek

  1. ​​Short overview of the "Social Dilemma" doc
  1. ​​Characters
  1. ​​Adult boy - reddit, facebook
  1. ​​Hot on a girl, but too distracted by social media, to engage.
  1. ​​Adult girl
  1. ​​Already not using social media, aware of concerns
  1. ​​Teenage girl - instagram, snapchat
  1. ​​Obsessed about social validation
  1. ​​Real people
  1. ​​Tristan Harris
  1. ​​Jaron Lanier
  1. ​​Concerns
  1. ​​Advertisement Model: Personalisation
  1. ​​What is advertisement? Changing people’s behaviour
  1. ​​Behaviour modification is sold to the bidder
  1. ​​Behaviour modification is politics
  1. ​​At the extreme level these platforms are mass population behaviour modification to the highest bidder
  1. ​​Previous discussion: Is the first amendment obsolete
  1. ​​https://discuss.bevry.me/t/2020-06-08-is-the-first-amendment-obsolete/1017/2
  1. ​​Russia propaganda
  1. ​​Chinese propaganda
  1. ​​Their tips — can skip these
  • ​​Turn off notifications or reduce the number of notifications you receive
  • ​​Uninstall social media and news apps that are wasting time
  • ​​Use browser extensions to block recommendations
  • ​​Fact-check before sharing, liking, or commenting when the information looks surprising
  • ​​Obtain sources of information with different perspectives, including sources one might disagree with
  • ​​Do not give devices to children; no screen time.
  • ​​Never accept recommended video on YouTube, Facebook or anywhere
  • ​​Keep devices out of the bedroom after a certain time
  • ​​Do not allow social media use until children reach high school
  1. ​​Discussion points
  1. ​​Conscience, why is forethought not celebrated more?
  1. ​​not important, can skip
  1. ​​Why "social place" is vital – regardless if it's physical or virtual
  1. ​​Collective will, versus social will
  1. ​​An actual Trilemma in tech – Convenience vs Privacy vs Speed