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Post by gigglyforshrigley on Oct 23, 2020 5:15:56 GMT -8
I think The Social Dilemma (on Netflix) is a mandatory watch for everyone under 50 in the US (or world), and encouraged for others. It explains a lot of why everyone is so opinionated and extreme these days. There are plenty of documentaries that I watch and can see that there's a clear agenda and it's too biased for me to buy into, but this one I pretty much fully agree with and believe. Really well done
For those of you who don't know, it's about how social media is impacting our society today and it has very high up people who helped create Facebook, Twitter, I think Instagram, Pinterest, and others... all of whom I believe no longer work for the companies. I already knew a decent amount of it but not to the depth or perspective that the documentary goes into.
I also found it encouraging (rather than depressing) because it provides me with an explanation for why people seem like such political crazies these days. I was starting to lose hope with people (on both sides) but now I realize it isn't entirely their fault |
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Post by azson on Oct 23, 2020 8:24:16 GMT -8
I think The Social Dilemma (on Netflix) is a mandatory watch for everyone under 50 in the US (or world), and encouraged for others. It explains a lot of why everyone is so opinionated and extreme these days. There are plenty of documentaries that I watch and can see that there's a clear agenda and it's too biased for me to buy into, but this one I pretty much fully agree with and believe. Really well done
For those of you who don't know, it's about how social media is impacting our society today and it has very high up people who helped create Facebook, Twitter, I think Instagram, Pinterest, and others... all of whom I believe no longer work for the companies. I already knew a decent amount of it but not to the depth or perspective that the documentary goes into.
I also found it encouraging (rather than depressing) because it provides me with an explanation for why people seem like such political crazies these days. I was starting to lose hope with people (on both sides) but now I realize it isn't entirely their fault I couldn't get through 10 minutes. I'm not a fan of the recreation/narrative interjection format that is becoming more popular in doc films these days. I do appreciate the topic and unbiased take though. I thought last year's The Great Hack was excellent and obviously a lot of people did not watch it as many are acting like The Social Dilemma is telling us what we didn't already know. |
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Post by gigglyforshrigley on Oct 23, 2020 9:24:12 GMT -8
I think The Social Dilemma (on Netflix) is a mandatory watch for everyone under 50 in the US (or world), and encouraged for others. It explains a lot of why everyone is so opinionated and extreme these days. There are plenty of documentaries that I watch and can see that there's a clear agenda and it's too biased for me to buy into, but this one I pretty much fully agree with and believe. Really well done
For those of you who don't know, it's about how social media is impacting our society today and it has very high up people who helped create Facebook, Twitter, I think Instagram, Pinterest, and others... all of whom I believe no longer work for the companies. I already knew a decent amount of it but not to the depth or perspective that the documentary goes into.
I also found it encouraging (rather than depressing) because it provides me with an explanation for why people seem like such political crazies these days. I was starting to lose hope with people (on both sides) but now I realize it isn't entirely their fault I couldn't get through 10 minutes. I'm not a fan of the recreation/narrative interjection format that is becoming more popular in doc films these days. I do appreciate the topic and unbiased take though. I thought last year's The Great Hack was excellent and obviously a lot of people did not watch it as many are acting like The Social Dilemma is telling us what we didn't already know. I didn't like that acting part where they simulated the scenario either if that's what you're referring to, but I thought that was a really small part of the film |
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Post by azson on Oct 23, 2020 15:41:03 GMT -8
I couldn't get through 10 minutes. I'm not a fan of the recreation/narrative interjection format that is becoming more popular in doc films these days. I do appreciate the topic and unbiased take though. I thought last year's The Great Hack was excellent and obviously a lot of people did not watch it as many are acting like The Social Dilemma is telling us what we didn't already know. I didn't like that acting part where they simulated the scenario either if that's what you're referring to, but I thought that was a really small part of the film Yeah, the acting/recreation part is what I'm talking about that I didn't like. From the first few minutes it appeared that was going to be the format for the film so I stopped watching. So you're saying that it doesn't continue that way? If not I will give it another shot. |
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Post by gigglyforshrigley on Oct 23, 2020 20:23:12 GMT -8
I didn't like that acting part where they simulated the scenario either if that's what you're referring to, but I thought that was a really small part of the film Yeah, the acting/recreation part is what I'm talking about that I didn't like. From the first few minutes it appeared that was going to be the format for the film so I stopped watching. So you're saying that it doesn't continue that way? If not I will give it another shot. No, it is mostly a normal documentary. It does acting scenarios throughout the documentary here and there, but it is not the majority of the film at all |
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Post by azson on Nov 23, 2020 15:08:11 GMT -8
I couldn't get through 10 minutes. I'm not a fan of the recreation/narrative interjection format that is becoming more popular in doc films these days. I do appreciate the topic and unbiased take though. I thought last year's The Great Hack was excellent and obviously a lot of people did not watch it as many are acting like The Social Dilemma is telling us what we didn't already know. I didn't like that acting part where they simulated the scenario either if that's what you're referring to, but I thought that was a really small part of the film Thanks for the nudge, I went back and finished it last night. This doc should be required viewing for everyone, regardless of political leaning. |
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Post by gigglyforshrigley on Nov 23, 2020 17:10:27 GMT -8
I didn't like that acting part where they simulated the scenario either if that's what you're referring to, but I thought that was a really small part of the film Thanks for the nudge, I went back and finished it last night. This doc should be required viewing for everyone, regardless of political leaning. Wow what a coincidence I totally thought of this today. But yeah I totally agree. Everyone needs to at least be aware of everything in that film |
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Post by podpeople on Dec 8, 2020 18:33:17 GMT -8
I think The Social Dilemma (on Netflix) is a mandatory watch for everyone under 50 in the US (or world), and encouraged for others. It explains a lot of why everyone is so opinionated and extreme these days. There are plenty of documentaries that I watch and can see that there's a clear agenda and it's too biased for me to buy into, but this one I pretty much fully agree with and believe. Really well done
For those of you who don't know, it's about how social media is impacting our society today and it has very high up people who helped create Facebook, Twitter, I think Instagram, Pinterest, and others... all of whom I believe no longer work for the companies. I already knew a decent amount of it but not to the depth or perspective that the documentary goes into.
I also found it encouraging (rather than depressing) because it provides me with an explanation for why people seem like such political crazies these days. I was starting to lose hope with people (on both sides) but now I realize it isn't entirely their fault it's almost like watching a horror film. |
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Post by azson on Dec 9, 2020 16:29:25 GMT -8
I think The Social Dilemma (on Netflix) is a mandatory watch for everyone under 50 in the US (or world), and encouraged for others. It explains a lot of why everyone is so opinionated and extreme these days. There are plenty of documentaries that I watch and can see that there's a clear agenda and it's too biased for me to buy into, but this one I pretty much fully agree with and believe. Really well done
For those of you who don't know, it's about how social media is impacting our society today and it has very high up people who helped create Facebook, Twitter, I think Instagram, Pinterest, and others... all of whom I believe no longer work for the companies. I already knew a decent amount of it but not to the depth or perspective that the documentary goes into.
I also found it encouraging (rather than depressing) because it provides me with an explanation for why people seem like such political crazies these days. I was starting to lose hope with people (on both sides) but now I realize it isn't entirely their fault Apologies in advance for getting political but so has the past four years. |
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Post by gigglyforshrigley on Dec 10, 2020 9:47:06 GMT -8
I think The Social Dilemma (on Netflix) is a mandatory watch for everyone under 50 in the US (or world), and encouraged for others. It explains a lot of why everyone is so opinionated and extreme these days. There are plenty of documentaries that I watch and can see that there's a clear agenda and it's too biased for me to buy into, but this one I pretty much fully agree with and believe. Really well done
For those of you who don't know, it's about how social media is impacting our society today and it has very high up people who helped create Facebook, Twitter, I think Instagram, Pinterest, and others... all of whom I believe no longer work for the companies. I already knew a decent amount of it but not to the depth or perspective that the documentary goes into.
I also found it encouraging (rather than depressing) because it provides me with an explanation for why people seem like such political crazies these days. I was starting to lose hope with people (on both sides) but now I realize it isn't entirely their fault it's almost like watching a horror film. I disagree. I didn't find it scary/depressing. It only made me motivated to use social media less (I already don't use it a ton though) and adjust my thinking |
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Post by podpeople on Dec 11, 2020 20:49:38 GMT -8
it's almost like watching a horror film. I disagree. I didn't find it scary/depressing. It only made me motivated to use social media less (I already don't use it a ton though) and adjust my thinking I've been off FB, IG, and everything else Zuck for close to a year. I'm fine without it. It's mostly an ego feeding machine. |
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Post by azson on Dec 17, 2020 15:45:47 GMT -8
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