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‭TSD-Manipulation.‬
‭Consequences‬‭of‬‭manipulation,‬‭a‬‭call‬‭of‬‭awareness.‬
‭The‬‭modern‬‭era‬‭connects‬‭globally,‬‭but‬‭this‬‭association‬‭also‬‭fuels‬‭opportunities‬‭for‬
‭[Link]‬‭documentary‬‭“The‬‭Social‬‭Dilemma”‬‭released‬‭in‬‭2020,‬‭serves‬‭as‬‭a‬‭chilling‬
‭expose‬‭of‬‭this‬‭reality,‬‭revealing‬‭how‬‭social‬‭media‬‭platforms,‬‭driven‬‭by‬‭profit,‬‭employ‬
‭psychological‬‭techniques‬‭to‬‭quietly‬‭and‬‭sometimes‬‭not-so-quietly,‬‭manipulate‬‭our‬‭thoughts,‬
‭behaviors,‬‭and‬‭even‬‭our‬‭perceptions‬‭of‬‭reality.‬
‭Does‬‭“The‬‭Social‬‭Dilemma”‬‭really‬‭serve‬‭as‬‭a‬‭crucial‬‭wake-up‬‭call?‬‭Urging‬‭us‬‭to‬‭become‬
‭more‬‭aware‬‭of‬‭the‬‭manipulative‬‭tactics‬‭employed‬‭by‬‭social‬‭media‬‭platforms?‬‭Well‬‭it‬
‭encourages‬‭us‬‭to‬‭critically‬‭evaluate‬‭the‬‭information‬‭we‬‭consume‬‭online,‬‭to‬‭be‬‭mindful‬‭of‬‭our‬
‭own‬‭biases,‬‭and‬‭to‬‭limit‬‭our‬‭exposure‬‭to‬‭content‬‭that‬‭reinforces‬‭those‬‭biases.‬
‭In‬‭one‬‭of‬‭the‬‭scenes‬‭where‬‭a‬‭family‬‭dinner‬‭is‬‭taking‬‭place,‬‭the‬‭mother‬‭wants‬‭eye-to-eye‬
‭family‬‭conversation‬‭around‬‭the‬‭dinner‬‭table‬‭instead‬‭of‬‭seeing‬‭her‬‭kids‬‭eyes‬‭focused‬‭on‬‭their‬
‭screens.‬‭So‬‭she‬‭invests‬‭in‬‭a‬‭plexiglass‬‭box‬‭with‬‭a‬‭timer‬‭and‬‭each‬‭member‬‭drops‬‭their‬
‭phones‬‭into‬‭the‬‭box‬‭with‬‭a‬‭clunk.‬‭The‬‭family‬‭longingly‬‭gazes‬‭at‬‭their‬‭devices‬‭as‬‭if‬‭they‬‭were‬
‭trapped‬‭in‬‭an‬‭underground‬‭time‬‭capsule‬‭for‬‭the‬‭next‬‭twenty‬‭years‬‭instead‬‭of‬‭a‬‭plastic‬‭box‬
‭placed‬‭on‬‭the‬‭kitchen‬‭counter‬‭for‬‭one‬‭hour.‬‭The‬‭mom‬‭had‬‭forgotten‬‭to‬‭silence‬‭the‬‭phones‬
‭before‬‭sealing‬‭the‬‭box‬‭so‬‭the‬‭notifications‬‭started‬‭whirring,‬‭the‬‭kids‬‭asked‬‭if‬‭they‬‭could‬‭check‬
‭the‬‭notifications‬‭and‬‭the‬‭answer‬‭was‬‭a‬‭sharp,‬‭“No.”‬‭Then,‬‭the‬‭teenage‬‭daughter‬‭went‬‭into‬
‭the‬‭kitchen‬‭“for‬‭another‬‭fork”‬‭and‬‭tried‬‭to‬‭pry‬‭open‬‭the‬‭box.‬‭It‬‭couldn’t‬‭open‬‭so‬‭she‬‭broke‬‭it‬
‭open‬‭instead.‬‭She‬‭couldn’t‬‭handle‬‭the‬‭tingling‬‭hit‬‭of‬‭a‬‭notification‬‭without‬‭the‬‭release.‬‭As‬‭a‬
‭result,‬‭the‬‭son’s‬‭screen‬‭cracked.‬‭The‬‭mom‬‭made‬‭a‬‭deal‬‭that‬‭if‬‭he‬‭could‬‭put‬‭it‬‭away‬‭for‬‭a‬
‭week‬‭she’d‬‭buy‬‭a‬‭new‬‭screen.‬‭He‬‭tried,‬‭but‬‭eventually‬‭the‬‭suspense‬‭was‬‭killing‬‭him.‬
‭Does‬‭that‬‭scenario‬‭sound‬‭familiar?‬‭Are‬‭you‬‭addicted‬‭to‬‭your‬‭devices?‬
‭If‬‭your‬‭phone‬‭was‬‭safely‬‭sealed‬‭inside‬‭of‬‭a‬‭plexiglass‬‭box‬‭for‬‭one‬‭hour,‬‭could‬‭you‬‭wait?‬‭How‬
‭about‬‭for‬‭twenty‬‭four‬‭hours?‬‭Could‬‭you‬‭manage‬‭for‬‭seven‬‭days?‬
‭This‬‭addictive‬‭design‬‭is‬‭particularly‬‭concerning‬‭for‬‭young‬‭people,‬‭because‬‭their‬‭brains‬‭are‬
‭still‬‭developing‬‭and‬‭are‬‭more‬‭susceptible‬‭to‬‭manipulation.‬‭The‬‭film‬‭highlights‬‭the‬‭alarming‬
‭rates‬‭of‬‭anxiety,‬‭depression,‬‭and‬‭suicide‬‭among‬‭teenagers.‬‭"‬‭We're‬‭training‬‭and‬‭conditioning‬
‭a‬‭whole‬‭new‬‭generation‬‭of‬‭people‬‭that‬‭when‬‭we‬‭are‬‭feeling‬‭lonely,‬‭or‬‭sad,‬‭or‬‭anxious,‬‭or‬
‭uncertain,‬‭we‬‭have‬‭a‬‭place‬‭to‬‭go‬‭to‬‭get‬‭a‬‭hit‬‭of‬‭dopamine.‬‭"‬‭This‬‭phrase‬‭spoken‬‭by‬‭Tristan‬
‭Harris,‬‭explains‬‭how‬‭social‬‭media‬‭platforms‬‭are‬‭designed‬‭to‬‭be‬‭addictive‬‭and‬‭that‬‭the‬
‭constant‬‭cycle‬‭of‬‭seeking‬‭validation‬‭and‬‭reward‬‭can‬‭lead‬‭to‬‭increased‬‭anxiety‬‭and‬
‭depression.‬‭The‬‭Social‬‭Dilemma‬‭reveals‬‭how‬‭platforms‬‭are‬‭designed‬‭to‬‭keep‬‭users‬
‭engaged,‬‭which‬‭can‬‭lead‬‭to‬‭a‬‭dependence‬‭on‬‭social‬‭media‬‭for‬‭emotional‬‭regulation.‬‭The‬
‭constant‬‭pressure‬‭to‬‭maintain‬‭a‬‭perfect‬‭online‬‭persona,‬‭the‬‭fear‬‭of‬‭missing‬‭out,‬‭and‬‭the‬
‭exposure‬‭to‬‭cyberbullying‬‭can‬‭have‬‭devastating‬‭effects‬‭on‬‭mental‬‭health.‬
‭I‬‭remember‬‭last‬‭year‬‭but‬‭one,‬‭I‬‭would‬‭do‬‭everything‬‭to‬‭be‬‭a‬‭perfect‬‭image‬‭on‬‭social‬‭media‬
‭and‬‭this‬‭created‬‭a‬‭fake‬‭lifestyle‬‭in‬‭me.‬‭I‬‭started‬‭lying‬‭about‬‭everything‬‭in‬‭my‬‭life‬‭because‬‭I‬
‭wanted‬‭to‬‭please‬‭people‬‭and‬‭be‬‭famous,‬‭crazy‬‭how‬‭it‬‭took‬‭me‬‭time‬‭to‬‭realise‬‭that‬‭I‬‭was‬
‭losing‬‭myself.‬‭Have‬‭you‬‭ever‬‭faked‬‭your‬‭lifestyle‬‭on‬‭social‬‭media?‬
‭The‬‭manipulation‬‭in‬‭“The‬‭Social‬‭Dilemma”‬‭slightly‬‭leads‬‭to‬‭addiction‬‭to‬‭technology,‬‭this‬
‭docudrama‬‭calls‬‭everyone‬‭to‬‭have‬‭a‬‭thought‬‭of‬‭how‬‭impactive‬‭technological‬‭advancements‬
‭can‬‭be.‬

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