EPISODE · Mar 29, 2020 · 58 MIN
Stoa: Social Media
from Stoa · host Prakhar Gupta, Perry Sidhu, Jonathan Karten
00:00 Begin00:38 Stoa IntroductionTopic: Social MediaFormat: Red Team/Blue TeamModerator: Jonathan KartenGuidelines4:17 Stoa begins5:16 [Coin flip]5:45 Health ramifications of social mediaRed: Do not regulate (Free Market)Blue: Pro regulation6:57 The Attention Economy10:04 Regulations surrounding addiction14:10 Dangers of app technology14:55 Free market implications (Cost/Benefit analysis)16: 58 Illusion of success on social media20:20 Foundation of sand22:20 [Switch sides]23:32 Exploitation of consumers26:24 Whose responsibility is it to regulate social media?27:58 Scheming nature of these apps29:01 Connectivity in a global market31:41 [Coin flip] Regulatory responsibility: Parents or GovernmentRed: Government's responsibilityBlue: Parent's responsibility39:38 Philosophical role of government42:49 [Switch sides]46:16 Psychology of optimal adolescent development48:00 Softening competition/shift of our psychological reality49:42 What are we optimizing for? 51:04 The reference of what is good/bad comes from our present world52:00 [Open discussion]What is the litmus test? When do we hit a critical mass?54:58 Regulating/optimizing one's own use of social media58:38 End Music: Big Boi Hefner -IG: @bigboi.hefner -Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/bigboihefner
What this episode covers
Social media has become deeply interwoven throughout all of our lives. But with this comes a number of questions relevant to our wellbeing. Is social media beneficial to society? Does it change the way we communicate or view ourselves? Does it pose potential health risks we should be concerned about? What's the role of government in regulating something so pervasive? Or should we leave it up to the free market? Is social media a brilliant innovation that permits endless amounts of opportunity to the average individual? Has it created the possibility of a genuine global society? Join us as we play with these questions and more! Topic: Social Media Format: Red Team/Blue Team Moderator: Jonathan Karten
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