A Real Doctor Watches "The Social Dilemma"

[@Jemmalou]

I’m of an age where I remember life before social media. I’m lucky - it was a beautiful time. I’m taking it back. I like being private about my business. Thanks for this.

[@dianevanderlinden3480]

yeah I signed up to FB because I basically had to to be part of a FB live concert. Then I followed a few friends and some interesting groups. OMG--it's lunacy. People asking why I don't post photos of myself, people having brutal arguments over nothing. They must have nothing better to do.

[@lisarodriguez6966]

I'm considered a dork in my family. I am also at an age of the before time. I've had someone help me create a FB account twice but I abandoned those accounts within months. No IG, Instagram, etc. I use youtube for this type of content and cute animal videos. Those are the only rabbit holes I'm sucked into.

[@lisarodriguez6966]

@@dianevanderlinden3480 or they've been so thoroughly trained to believe it's important somehow even if it's to their detriment.

[@celindahearld1328]

Me too and I said when social media, cell phones came about, this would be the worst thing to happen to man kind! Kids and young adults font have a clue hiw dimple life once was.. you can't even have a home phone safely these days. It makes me sick!

[@73gmiller]

Hello Jem. I also remember that age you spoke of. I’m curious, have you broken away from social media.

[@danquer55]

Im a student in high school and this was a assignment for us to watch this video and answer questions and I was going to do the usual skip through the video get the answers and be done but I ended up watching the whole video because I've never been as aware on the problem with social media until now. This video made me understand why I am a certain way and how my friends are in ways. The problem with social media is that everyone wants to feel as if they have approval and if they are good enough for the liking of others.

[@ivanreyes6824]

You nailed it right on the head! I do not know how old you re but most likely you are way younger than me but I'm one of those first users of social media. One of them was Friendster. I never learned about this movie documentary until now but I became less active on social media almost a year before. Trust me. I never felt better. I only use social media to communicate with my grandmother and genealogy. Social media like Facebook, but not all, is up to something. They're up to validate people's feelings, opinions, and achievements which is what losers do.

[@crazydaizy915]

Smart teacher! That one assignment will prove to be invaluable 💜

[@hrabmv]

omg when i went to school if someone gave me a video to watch i would watch!!! haha we had to READ books of 300 pages:) you are all tooo superficial and cant work hard...i see it with people who are just 16 y younger then me

[@gregoriusdeville2248]

I'm old enough to remember a world without social media. But we're not in 1999, today we have different opportunities. What we need are social media designed on the base of real life criteria, able to represent opportunities for the real world and to provide concrete value. A social network that is a useful extension of our way to communicate. Facebook has always been too superficial to become really useful. Everything is sadly reduced to the mere monetization: our data, our expertise, creativity, ideas, opinions. The only platform structured for organic community building is Storyexpe. For the first time, I've been able there to create a valuable presence inside of a positive environment. It's absolutely a more immersive experience than facebook, and certainly more beautifully designed.

[@mattymccolgan9453]

Mate stay away social media is destroying your generation and by your comment i think you see that its bad mate really bad

[@emmalynne7851]

I gave up social media years ago. It did wonders for me. The people who know me, know how to get a hold of me.

[@SanktGallus]

haha !!! - and what is this message?

[@HermanWillems]

But you are on KZbin @!!!! :O Which also use these algorithms. (Also not using anything else though... but still youtube does the same. So fuck :( )

[@raymundoo2879]

@@SanktGallus what I think she's trying to say is there's no way of getting fully off grid

[@raymundoo2879]

"The people who know me, know how to get ahold of me"

[@SanktGallus]

@@raymundoo2879 Yes, even when you are dead internet will follow you and fed will send you stimulus bailout millions ...

[@sp22m3]

This has to be one of the most important shows you've done. Thanks.

[@cheyenneklaassen5726]

After watching “The social dilemma”, I came to the conclusion that social media as we know them have ruined the whole concept of social networking, which could be one of the most useful forms of communication - if structured properly. The most popular platforms have been optimized only to monetize our need to socialize online, our creativity, our expertise. Facebook and instagram do absolutely not reflect reality. Only when I deleted all my accounts, I realized how much time I had wasted trying to grow my profile, which at the end, in despite of all the efforts I made, had literally no value at all. So far, I can say that the only platform on which I have been able to grow a valuable profile is Storyexpe, even if I started there just a few weeks ago.

[@TB-pu9kq]

Every time I say people are being manipulated, they call me a troll. So I just quit most of social media. Things are crazy.

[@MrJeremyactor]

KZbin IS social media. Not arguing, but most people don’t know that.

[@TB-pu9kq]

@@MrJeremyactor It is, but its a little more user friendly. The human aspect is still in it versus walls of text and pictures.

[@Embraceyourcurls24]

Same

[@MrJeremyactor]

Rob billups We can tell ourselves that but it IS google, therefore it is algorithm based. They’re pulling the same tricks on your here. Make no mistake.

[@TB-pu9kq]

@@MrJeremyactor its good and bad, it lead me to Dr. Z when stuff got crazy. I enjoy rational thought, as well as diversity of thought.

[@philstanfield7771]

I don't say this often. After stumbling across your page here...watching many of your videos over the last few months...I find your absolutey unbiased, logical, well-thought approaches to be quite refreshing in this polarized society. I am quite envious of your wisdom. I live alone. These last few years I found myself disgusted with...well...people. judgemental, opinionated, narcissistic, even violent. So, I literally walked away from it. All of it. Right, left, conservative, liberal...all became bullshit for me. And don't get me started about dating. I count 4 people among my friends...I have acquaintances, but only 4 people I trust. I am a recluse...keep to myself...for the last 4 years. And I've never been so at peace. No drama, no stress...an ending, for me, of immense amounts of suffering. Lonely? Yes...at times, crushing. But, I persevere and become stronger. I can truly be me and don't care about the opinions and bullshit rules of society. I will walk forward alone. But, thank you Doc...for being so decidedly wise. Don't stop. Find ways to get your message to more people. Because you may very well be among the last of your kind.

[@chrischristoferson1191]

Good for you. I am heading that way. With this political climate, it’s literally making me sick. Depressing, HIGH anxiety. This has to GO. I yearn for peace inside myself that I miss.

[@getthegoods420]

social dilemma was a biased movie. They dont care about your dick pics or even your name, you are just a MAC (media access channel) address to most big companies. their is a scene where you have a younger engineer arguing with another engineer about how data collection is just a more automated and newer form of marketing and advertisement (which also involved taking data mostly through market and add surveys on paper and has been around since the 1800s.) They never sit down with that older engineer and ask his opinions, he is not the only one with that opinion, many people in this industry are split when it comes to the ethics but this movie only showed one side.. Maralyn Manroe wasn't your average looking lady but she was put on billboard everywhere, it probably made women back than also feel bad. sorry if you fell for this movie. If living in the internet age has taught me anything its that people are very easily brainwashed and manipulated.... that movie, to me, was blatantly biased.

[@virgilioblanco5374]

Welcome to the club!! It only means that you're an "independent thinker", don't envy nothing in others, you notice because it's something you need to work on for yourself. I'm a loner myself, lonesome!? What's that!? With today's females, being alone is an act of self defense.

[@Sugaranch]

Own a cat

[@britndayz]

But how do you deal with work because you have no choice but to put up with people you dont want to

[@suzannedavies4471]

I love the fact you are a conflicted human like the rest of us. I do appreciate your sensitivity as well a sane approach to the things that are scaring the absolute shit out of me.

[@EchadLevShtim]

He is too much of a puss to accept sound conspiracy reality. He isn't even scratching surfaces or even thinking outside of the box. He is merely regurgitating data and you Idiots see him as iconic. Its not like these studies haven't been available for over a decade. He is Brainwashing his audience just the same....

[@rrodriguez3558]

I watched the The Social Dilemma last night and again the next morning with my Wife. Oddly enough I sort of woke up awhile ago to freedom from Social Media after my account got frozen by Twitter...it was the best thing that ever happened. I also weaned myself off of facebook and only log on once or twice a week to respond to family posts. I call a lot more and facetime/skype more now and find that I am a lot less stressed than I used to be...its a good feeling. Thank you for taking time out to add your well presented and knowledgeable insight.

[@robertszelepcsenyi3695]

You don't really need that bonkers platform to communicate with your family. Use e-mail instead. Or set up an e-mail list server, if you want to address a wider audience.

[@celindahearld1328]

Yep me too. I only use one docile media and that's only 2 podcast I watch. Thus is the first time I've been on you tube in a long time. The only Beason I'm on here today us I was watching geoengineneeringWstch.orhmg then thus came up so thought I would lusten to it.

[@themothman3726]

I've always felt like social media stole something from me that I loved, I miss people. Once upon a time I saw my friends frequently and now almost never. People that used to be you're friends and those that currently say they are your friend can be seen online showcasing there life of nothing throughout the day and you can't even get a full sentence from them if you text them nevermind getting them to hangout or grab a coffee. It's heartbreaking.

[@FruityHachi]

yeah and even when you hangout, they're still glued to their phone, don't look at you when you're talking or downright ignore you

[@dianevanderlinden3480]

exactly.

[@MasterTSayge]

My 2 Best advices are... ONE: Move to a different country such as Indonesia or etc. TWO: Make new friends who think like you. Social media is designed to make it easier for us to hang out, not to become social media. Then, choose a designated spot to chill for a few hours (coffee shop, lounge, bowling ally, or pub). Then choose a designated day of the week & time for all of you to meet ( i.e., EVERY Tuesday at 7pm) or any other time of convenience and stick to it. If meeting once a week is too much, then try once a month instead. JUST BE CONSISTENT! Use social media only to keep in touch or share experiences & photos. From there, you all can plan random events such as camping, travel, or etc. Before you know it, you just started a 2nd family! Let's be real we work, sleep, pay bills, and netflix every day, and it sucks! I been there but I broke that mode. Try these tips, and happiness will follow! Just make sure it's a judge free environment and no hazing, and you'll be fine! Humans are social creatures, and unfortunately, the only time we socialize is when we want to exploit each other. That's probably why we're isolated. Good luck! 😃

[@Chaotic-Demise77]

I have busted a couple of phones' over this. They got pissed off & offended.

[@maggiep6605]

The older I get, the more glad I am that my parents kept me off of social media until I was adult.

[@Biospark88]

preach. I didn't get FB until I was 21, and that's because my parents insisted I didn't get on it until I was old enough to think for myself.

[@underated17]

I met my boyfriend thanks to in part social media and online dating, also going to university and learning about the dating site.

[@christopherthomas9041]

24:18 "I'm not smart enough to give you all the answers" That was a breath of fresh air. Everyone's got an opinion no matter the topic. Few are willing to pause and admit they dont know enough yet to give you an intelligent one.

[@Crew7340]

@Carol S ok

[@tydoom4264]

Well said

[@brandonwallace2497]

Faaaaacts

[@laurahollenika3906]

Couldn't agree more!!! The same thing happened to me when I reflected on all the positives /negatives and I couldn't think of any idea for a solution... And the more that you analyze it that more it becomes a rabbit hole... I still haven't had one idea

[@SheliakDragon]

This was, by far, the scariest Black Mirror episode.

[@miamihurricane865]

LOL.......

[@hannesye1541]

Yes

[@Ockto_]

Yeah man. Especially because this is real.

[@slps8099]

This whole year has been a Black Mirror episode i swear

[@Ryantheman2023]

@@slps8099 bro we been living in a black mirror episode since 2013 and we didn’t even realize

[@pennilynne7878]

I saw this happening years ago. I think I was the last one to even own a cell phone, and that was only because I needed it for my job. To be talking to someone at lunch or while on break, to only have them sit and stare at their phone is sad. Watching people walking their dogs while staring at their phone is sad. My cell phone is seldom used, and very few people have it's number. I still rely on my landline. I do spend time on my desktop watching videos like yours, or sending emails, or looking things up ... but it stays on my desk while I live my life. Thank you for sharing this message! I watched this on Netflix and found it to be very interesting and true.

[@pennytrottier1749]

I still do not have one. lol I refuse to get it. I'm 65 I might make it.

[@Scott-iw5ji]

"You can never get enough of what you don't really want." I read or heard this somewhere a few years ago, and it grows more profound every day.

[@GissellaR]

Am I the only one that just gets sad watching this? Like wow has the world really come to this...

[@teccash3507]

True indeed shit don’t seeing like it’s the world no more since these evil social media’s platform came out

[@ninamartinez2239]

Yes it most certainly has an again this is only the tip of the iceberg.

[@JustMe-nf1mf]

What makes me sad is that even when people are made aware that facebook is a destructive disinfo & propaganda machine they selfishly refuse to delete it :o(

[@teccash3507]

@@JustMe-nf1mf true indeed ppl these days are just weak minded an fall for anything these days

[@person69yearsago37]

yea i’m only 10 years old and it makes me sad

[@genesis650]

Kids should not be on social media.

[@dacisky]

Adults should not be on social media.

[@jeffthatcher7736]

Disintegrate but you are on social media right now

[@oliviairving114]

Genisis Veritas, tell that to parents. They are one group that seem to be victims of alien abduction in which some scientific experiment is done to their brains. I can't understand why: parents are not wiser than their children, are not allowing children the total period for childhood, which is the shortest period of one's life if one should live to 50, 60, 70 80, 90 or more years. (As I am writing, I am hearing the presenter focussing on children. What a coincidence! So children have to be very important but to me are becoming important detrimentally by their very parents)

[@javascriptkiddie2718]

They're fine it's your parents who shouldn't be on it. Social media has done to our parents what they said video games would do to us.

[@nightstar2.048]

No one should

[@lauraedstrom-smith7356]

Omg. I’ve been saying this for years. I have no FB, Instagram, or Twitter. I tell the young nurses- this is so bad. Fake friends. Oh my.

[@leslieverlayne1810]

Toxic. What changed my mind..While I grew up when we actually had to look things up in a book.."Ohhh, heyyy Encyclopedia Britannica!(sp), only getting the "reward," or answer by physically getting the book. Now, a few years later... when i worked in acute psych at SMMC, then BHRS, looked at my daughter, whom i did not give a phone to until she needed to go to practice and call when ready. And, yes OMG! She then got an academic and athletic scholarship at a local,well known Prep HS... a group of them together, including how even though my child was not as techy savvy as her group of athlete friends (I must admit, athletes are not AS BAD), habit...now that peers are more influential than parents these days. It makes me so sad. "I exist only to make others/my friends happy, and be good at volleyball". Add an absent father, heinous to any child, "Im not good enough. I'm the best at ..vball...school... well behaved.... why doesn't he love me," I was crushed. In retrospect, I wish I could go back and never give her a phone at all. But, her prep school uses apple everything; it would have been there anyway. We need to do something. Seriously. Those statistics are VERY REAL. VERY,VERY REAL! Let's go back outside and play

[@MrJimshop]

Not going to disagree with you but TV has been doing this for 75 years

[@AFuller2020]

No different than watching the network news, they are selling pharma and soap to the public, big deal.

[@kth6321]

jimgilliam true- but as z pointed out in the video- it’s the actual real time interactions that make this so frightening (I know advert execs have been doing human response and manipulation research for years- but social media takes it to a different level

[@karenkaren3189]

Deleting FB this week. Never had Instagram or Twitter. KZbin is my only SM involvement

[@megcormack681]

I am here because I watched “The Social Dilemma” on Netflix, and next day “KZbin Recommended” ..............

[@bruhsquad3886]

Wait a minute.....

[@amylynnchristen103]

Ditto

[@agurhatia6488]

yeah same here .. yesterday I watched a episode of family guy and boom! today in all over my you tube 🙄😕

[@myndmatterz]

Watching this in Bangalore, India.. and I can say the same for my 7 year old who throws a tantrum when we cut down on her iPad time.. Yeah, its time to get back to analog.. Thanks for making this.. :-))

[@adriennemiller.music.]

any 11 year old throws a tantrum if you cut down ANYTHING they were used to... -_-

[@AlexGreif]

screen time is a huge issue with kids. This film woke me up and reminded me to address the issues I was having with social media. I talk about it in this video in the hopes that it can help someone else maybe: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnXYinSGj6umpKc

[@jfloresdrums]

@@adriennemiller.music. you must have a child that runs your house. Poor Adrienne.

[@adriennemiller.music.]

@@jfloresdrums Poor you for not comprehending a simple sentence....

[@Gedhan]

Love you’re open and compassionate review of this documentary

[@deberastahr1804]

You speak to my soul in all the profound ways I could not articulate.

[@donnasonkinshaw5214]

Great commentary! I have been going through a lot with friends who I love and adore who have become full blown conspiracy theorists - at first I was like "OMG" and then they kept sending me these "news" pieces and for a few moments I fell into it- scary! It was a great film and I am so happy and grateful you loved it too and are adamant about sharing it - I am telling everyone I can, like you I am a parent and feel it is super important. THANK YOU!

[@kateran6402]

Between the Social Dilemma and watching my educated family members falling for the Qanon cult I realized it was a matter of time until my own sanity was stolen. I deleted my Facebook and a few other social medias a few days later. I've never felt better.

[@kellykelly6272]

Leaving it behind and making time for human interactions...

[@msmith53]

Kate Ran .....Facebook canceled long ago and NOT missed at all!

[@michaelgillard3499]

👏👏👏👏👏👍😎🎵🎶🎵❤

[@SinisaRudan]

but still on KZbin? :) and in its comments section ;)

[@AlexGreif]

good for you! this film woke me up and reminded me to address the issues I was having with social media. I talk about it in this video in the hopes that it can help someone else maybe: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnXYinSGj6umpKc

[@robriggan5863]

I've been able to, by some miracle, kept both my kids off of social media. It has become their personal decision as they became young adults. I'm so thankful!!

[@kevinowens7301]

You must be so proud of your kids Obviously...You're parenting ...well done!!

[@Chiwiwiwiiiiss]

I shared your video link and my parents goes like "I TOLD YOU!" Thanks for this mind opening video!!!❤️

[@HappyHikerHomies]

"We are playing into the hands of technology algorithms that have no human nature whatsoever." I like all your work, but this video cuts deep. Valuable information that everyone should watch. Excellent review of a fantastic documentary.

[@Attabasca]

I see KZbin creator heart on your comment and think, "ZDogg just delivered you hit of dopamine!" ;)

[@rhondarambeaut7461]

Thank you for continuing on your mission. Our young people have lost a desire to better their minds and abilities to do critical thinking. They don’t want to have to dig deep for answers, they want simplified quick instant results and they don’t want the background, reasons or debatable answers. Just give me the answer not the why. They are losing the development of people skills and relationships of all kinds are being destroyed or dissolving because there is no desire to repair or improve anymore. Just throw it out like a rug that won’t stay in place, you love the feel of the rug but it slides so throw it out and go get a new one. To heck with figuring out how to stop it from sliding. That is life as it is for so many of our young people today.

[@DWNY358]

What you said applies to people in my age cohort almost as much- I’m 60. And I can be just as guilty myself. It’s societal, not just generational.

[@duomaxwell8803]

Ironically, older generations are considered not good at new technology, while it's vice versa for younger generations; but when older generations use Internet, it broadens their world, while for young generations, it narrows theirs.

[@yvonneambriz9509]

So true!😥

[@ckite5424]

When I think of all I've observed over the past about 15 years of watching/wondering/ using social media myself & watching my Grand children grow up with it your assessment strikes me as true

[@hrabmv]

because older gens use it for INFO and knowledge and younger use it for socializing. For me the best time.of my day is when i am.off the screen because in my work i use only screen so my sense of freedom.is when i dont need to follow any screens!!

[@tammys8711]

Children without parental guidance (and even with), are living "Life imitating Art", rather than "Art imitating Life" and are too young to tell the difference.

[@laurahollenika3906]

@BoxCrossed exactly!

[@nataliafangau3518]

Recent conversation with my 12 year old younger sister : (Summary) "Natalie, Remember I said I want an i-phone? I kind of changed my mind, I told parents not to buy me one for christmas. Every time I go to the park, the neighbors just sit there on the slides and swings on the phones. And last time at Vicky's birthday party sleepover everyone was just laying on the bed and couch on their phones, I took the Uno and Connect Four games like last year and nobody even wanted to play. They were just posting pictures of the sleepover the whole time. I don't want to be in the pictures because they cant tag me and i cant see what people say, if its good or bad. Im the only one without a phone and it sucks but now i see why mom and dad only let you get one at 16. This was so hard to hear and sad to type out. More details she shared with me but i don't want to completely take away your confidence in the next generation of humans who are hardly human at all FYI.

[@tammys8711]

Oh man, this is so complicated. She will remain human because you have wise parents but WHO can she have for friends? It is like there should be a support group for kids w/o iphones! I have no suggestions but know my son felt somewhat isolated. He has great friends though who have other interests than just sitting on a couch posting on social media, guess that is the key -other activities and friends with common interests.

[@1984KaliA]

Thank you so much for this informative video! we need open discussions about the effects of social media! and we need more awareness! and I clearly recommend watching the documentary too!

[@fritzs8117]

Dr. Z, thanks for making this video. I am becoming an old man, currently, and my kids were in their late teens or early 20's when Facebook came out. I had not watched the documentary, but I had heard of it. I appreciate your insights into it. I was in a job on the international stage for 25 years. A little unrest "over there" could, and did, completely change my calendar and course of life. I still get up every morning at the crack of dawn and "survey" the news. Multiple sources with all sorts of angles on the same thing/event. Never get your "news" from a single source, because it's lying to you. Known that since 1990. We have been under manipulation-for-profit since the invention of the printing press. It continued and intensified with the advent of radio, and later with television. Think about it. Television= "how do we make a program so intriguing that the viewer will sit through 10 minutes of commercials in a 30 minute window?" All these Gen Zer's in the documentary are acting like they have discovered "something new" and "we should all be scared"....but it's NOT new. It's been happening since the paperboy started delivering the news paper straight to your porch. You didn't even have to get out of your pajamas to get "the morning news". "Swipe down" in your kitchen while having your morning cup of joe. Undo the rubber band, open it up, and smell the ink.

[@youbian]

“Millennials I used to make fun of; Gen Z you just feel bad for. They’re wired perfectly to be destroyed by this. We are playing into the hands of technological algorithms that have no humanity.”

[@timothyamstadt3640]

Maybe this is why half of them belive socialism is better than capitalism. Although I belive Joseph stalin solved like debat like 70 years ago.

[@djay72]

Thank you ZDOGG!!! No other words, just thank you.

[@lesleyoconnell-maritz7130]

We love you Dr Dogg and appreciate your research and presentations.

[@athinakaviris110]

Dr Damania, I just have to give you so much credit. This was a really good video, as in impressively good to the point that I’m sharing it because it’s really valuable content. Your honesty and sincerity is from the heart genuine and noticeable. Much encouragement and support for the path you are on👏👏👏

[@RaVEnX1337]

This is really good stuff! Really points out lots of things I've been bothered about with social media, influencers and political discussions. Stuff like how you feel you want/need to go and do something else but you still sit with your phone, or how some people are so confident that their political/religious/social conceptions of everyday problems and situations are 100% correct in every way while polarizing by patronizing other ideas . Discussions turn into debates and the goal switches from learning to winning. I believe this is contributes to how afraid many are of making mistakes nowadays, which troubles me alot since honest mistakes is a very good way of learning things and constantly walking on eggshells trying to avoid making mistakes will surely contribute to anxiety, low self-esteem, bad self-image etc. Many people should focus more on doing stuff rather than thinking about how to do stuff. Alot of people should also focus more on trying to understand others views instead of winning arguments, and also praising those who appeal to knowledge instead of competing. We should all try and be humble in our search for wisdom instead of choosing the easy way by getting opinionated about stuff we don't know all about. At some point you just gotta back up a bit to get the bigger picture and try and be content with what's "good enough" in your life.

[@edge2sword186]

Sometimes people with too much knowledge try to control you and make you feel inferior and not human, if we never make mistakes we will never learn, but certain people, know it alls are very uncomfortable to be around for fear of making a mistake and them coming down on you

[@News-Wave-Now81]

I am so glad I came across your video before I watched "The Social Dilemma" Thank you for opening my eyes. I can't wait to share this with my family.

[@propro693]

So you say documentary is bad?

[@michaelasartistry]

Thank You for posting this! I have shared it with my family including my daughter who is starting UCD this fall, thankfully my teenage son hates social media and refuses to have an account-I was actually worried that it has isolated him socially because in person meetings are organized through those accounts these days. He is into online gaming but does it in social groups talking on mics, kind of like being on a group phone call. I would love to know more about how this affects our boys as it is definitely a problem. Ive always hated Facebook, have an account but basically don’t use it. I started using KZbin and instagram for how to art videos and posts this year which is fun! As a nurse and prior career in preclinical research I started watching your videos and one other doctor group (medcram) as the pandemic unfolded. I also went on Facebook for the first time in years to feel connected to what other nurses were experiencing but ended up angry and frustrated, so I stopped that. I would like to know more how to contribute to your channel and the few others I subscribe to without playing into the algorithms and being used.

[@alschafer4292]

This was great and passing the link on to everyone I know, even though, as he says , it benefits him. Great explanation !!

[@garyboyer8332]

Great Video...so true...taking about covid statistics. Just heard Pfizer say the " significant side effects of vaccine is ONLY 10%, is US that is 36 million people with a significant side effect!!!!

[@TheErgunPascu]

Okay. That was refreshing! You hit the nail on the head like 14 times! Cheers!

[@oof_poop_man3153]

I am a K-8 technology teacher and one of my units is Digital Citizenship. I want to scream from the rooftops to parents "watch this with your middle school and high school student/child"!!! I want to show this in my class because it is exactly what I am trying to have the students understand. Your use of the documentary and comments will be so beneficial to my class unit. Thank you!!

[@rjr06g]

You need to go on the Joe Rogan Experience. His millions of subscribers would get a lot out of an honest, long form discussion between you two.

[@SallionMang]

@david sanders a douche nozzle with the largest platform in history. We should probably use that to our advantage, rather than ignoring it and allowing more misinformation to be disseminated to 100 MILLION people a month.

[@mock15halo]

@david sanders You may not like his personality, but the topics and personal discussions he gets from his guests are a gold mine.

[@JasonRyanWilson]

The web developers need to go to the Congress. Not a sellout like Joe Rogan. They don't need too investigate this, they need too break alphabet up into a billion pieces and pass legislation!

[@jqzIII]

Joe Rogan could help save our civilization. If he wanted too.

[@jqzIII]

Congress is part of the PROBLEM. NOT the solution. Defund them A wipes too.

[@firstrala2k]

MySpace and now Facebook are one major way I keep in touch with family and see my Grandkids pictures as they grow. I always wondered what was done with all the data our personal pages produce. It has been great to watch this documentary with you! The Supporter Tribe is a great asset where most all people get along and actually have manners! Love it there and here with your videos. I learned a lot with this video and enjoyed your commentary so much.

[@valeriekibler7903]

Especially now when people are more sequestered during Covid-19 quarentining!!

[@loribusch3566]

Thank you! I've been saying after high school for social media, and my daughter has been hoping for a change of mind. She just heard you.... :) I can hear the NOOOOOOOOOO... as she realizes she's lost.

[@paperfrost]

You are awesome! I wish more parents would protect their kids this way. :)

[@melanieparedes202]

I'm 16 years old and I can hands down say social media is an addiction I can't control.

[@ninamartinez2239]

Have you tried talking to your parents grandparents or someone you can trust? and believe me you are not alone i have several nieces nephews some younger older who have told me the same thing about not being able to stop social media i always remind them to be careful about what they choose to post as well as it's permanent no matter how much you try to delete it. It's a disgrace that we need to be concerned about such decisions only it is what it is. Just remember that every word we post is permanently stored in a world database system.

[@melanieparedes202]

@@ninamartinez2239 I’m a first gen Latina so my family all have that mentality of “We came here with nothing, you have everything so what are you complaining about?” So talking about that sort of stuff/mental health is pretty much off the table.

[@ninamartinez2239]

@@melanieparedes202 Im not complaining about anything an yes i was born and raised here an i worked hard an i certainly don't have any complaints .peace be with you.

[@melanieparedes202]

@@ninamartinez2239 I wasn’t referring to you, I was referring to my situation and why I haven’t reached out to anyone about this! Sorry if I made it sound like I was coming for you, lol!

[@K58-n5z]

@@melanieparedes202 I'm also a 16 year-old facing much the same problem. Online school is keeping me on my devices every day and once I'm on my phone or on my laptop, it's hard to get away from them. My plan is to spend the winter break (in my country it lasts 3 weeks, starts before Christmas and ends about a week after the New Year's) without any of my devices with the exception of an older phone which I have set up so that I can only make / answer phone calls and send / receive SMS messages. I'm hoping that after those three weeks I will have gained some control over my addictions. It will be difficult, but my past experience with spending time without a smartphone or laptop tells me that it will be worth it. Good luck!

[@Pattythomas5]

Thank you for this. My eyes were opened today. Wow.

[@benekag]

“Something that uses you as a tool”

[@rebeccalankford2652]

Like sex? Lol

[@jurassicthunder]

@@rebeccalankford2652 no, more like rape

[@Ghostisum]

Why is this not on trending, more people need to see this.

[@Rambleon444]

Hahaha you think the powers that be want this trending?

[@mattymccolgan9453]

No way they will let this out... like what KZbin is doing to Truthstream media channel their channel grew to 500k subs and then stopped they make very eye opening documentaries and the powers that be do not want too many people seeing especially their doco the minds of men...

[@tammys8711]

simple...algorithms, ha!

[@kaellikesleaks6148]

I think this is so facinating. I personally have been implementing days I don't go on social media (whether its a monday every week or whatever) and honestly it's so refreshing. I don't know how to approach family and friends who have this issue though. One of my cousins who is a teenager has very bad anxiety, due to her family life and social media (also being homeschooled her entire life) and I constantly see her upload photos, just to delete them if they don't get enough likes. I am unsure what to tell her.

[@janeta3509]

Deeply appreciate you sharing your personal struggles with social media. When I bought my first smartphone in 2014, after years being content with a flip phone, I was appalled. Overnight in order to use the damn thing, I was required to allow every Tom, DICK and Harry app/function access to everything on my phone. I remember freaking out about this. Everyone around me thought I was crazy and over reacting. How could I not love my new phone and why was I upset about this? Intuitively I knew the shit would eventually hit the fan. The fan is turbo charged and destroying human connection.

[@emerson-sheaapril8555]

I used to be a hairdresser....and sometimes a girl or young woman would come in. After the haircut they would take a picture and then sit there and pout. I could tell they were. Unhappy, I would always think I did something wrong....but then they would start getting likes. Suddenly they would smile and jump up and say, I love it! ...so....good thing their friends were always online to tell them how they should feel.

[@kathleenkayk]

People are entangled and addicted to social media. The devestating affects on our children, young girls and boys, are topics NO ONE talks about because it is all money driven. I had no idea it was such a serious problem. I would like to share this with my family members with young children. The media moguls are incorigible and totaly corrupt with absolutely no conscience. It is up to us to educate ourselves and our kids. Thank you for posting.

[@Attabasca]

"When you propose an opposing idea in a compassionate and connected way..." ❤️️

[@laronajohnson8196]

Wow...AWESOME video! I'm glad I got off social some months ago! I started noticing my anger behavior and no sleep...my husband would call me a vampire because I never slept, now I get my rest and my sleep and the bags are leaving from under my eyes! But God had started dealing with me about social media.

[@AnnHelle]

I remember when I was a kid pre-internet, there was this thing called the teletext you could access on a TV set, and I'd sit there for hours scrolling through it. Different era, different platform, same behaviour. Make of it what you will? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Catala4]

You did a really good job applying the ideas into action steps! Great job sir 👍

[@PhamVans]

There's a certain generation of kids I always try to avoid interacting with, basically anyone around 10-20 years younger than myself. Something just isn't right in a lot of their psyches - definitely has something to do with these digital bonds their minds have to the internet. There's a very big difference from when you talk to someone who didn't grow up with technology to someone that grew up completely indulged in it.

[@tkube222]

Know of two 19 yr old girls who committed suicide this week. So sad. From great families, both girls in college. One occurred in a dorm room when her roommate went home for the weekend.

[@samanthanewton1340]

That's heart breaking.

[@LCRider13]

Turns out we didn't need an oracle to create "Minority Report."

[@sarahmitchell9366]

I had the same thought. Pre-crime

[@MrVvulf]

There is an oracle. Sadly, it's not a human savant as in "The Minority Report", but an algorithm like the Oracle in "The Matrix". "Oh...don't worry about it. As soon as you step outside that door, you'll start feeling better. You'll remember you don't believe in any of this fate crap . You're in control of your own life. Remember? Here, take a cookie. I promise, by the time you're done eating it, you'll feel right as rain." - The Oracle.

[@maryeborlas6039]

thank you for your take on this. your videos have helped me examine my biases and take a breath with this onslaught of rhetoric constantly thrown in our faces.

[@blva444]

Look around you, does it seem like everyone is going crazy. (Guy speaking to empty room). I got chills!

[@xflyingtiger]

Dr. Z you seem to have connected with the gravity of our current situation like I did. This is one of the most important societal stories of our time. This is important information for all of us, but unfortunately even watching this film requires a degree of attention that most of us no longer have. Thanks for sharing this.

[@LeTrashPanda]

Nice to see Netflix bravely take this one on, it correlates with Dr. Lustig's "The Hacking Of The American Mind" which provides the 'endorphin basis' for why it's so addictive.

[@theBoomerDoomer]

Thanks for posting your commentary, Doc. I am also a father to two young girls and social media is something that scares the cr@p out of me and my wife. We're already seeing issues with our older daughter, who only was able to text with her friends (no social media at all)... this just further cements my argument that social media is an absolute cancer in Western society and we need to cut it out.

[@Ali-pu7ps]

ik its actaully made me realise why some people on social media say such bizarre things like what is wrong with them.

[@joolzg1936]

Haven't seen the movie yet but your analysis is very frightening. 63 y.o nurse getting ready to retire 😊

[@jodyjones8155]

Please watch it

[@StanHirson]

So rich with deep points... I had to pause and think, rewind a bit, go on. Just one example: when a company like FB has so much predictive behavioral information it can not only tell what your shopping patterns are but your emotional state, and it probably knows that you are deeply depressed or suicidal, does it reach out to you? And it went on from there. I have to stop commenting because I want to get on FB and SHARE the hell. out of this!

[@forgotaboutbre]

Dear Anon, Individuals in your personality cluster are at high risk of suicide. You are on a dark path. There is still time to turn back. Love, Zuck

[@smoothuncut]

lol

[@allisonfalin8854]

I watched it. It was definitely thought provoking and honestly I deactivated and deleted FB as a result. I don’t need it and lord knows I’m busy learning this new EMR, so I don’t have time for it. 😂

[@clubcocotravels]

Absolutely terrifying, frightening. I fear for my 8 year old begging me for a cell on her 9th bday. Sorry baby girl, mom loves you too much.

[@andreeaprorokova]

Bought my 10 years old a phone and now it is the main source of conflict in our family. So stay strong, postpone it as much as possible!

[@justnouf3927]

Yes its dangerous for kids

[@Macmumoz]

We initially gave our kids dumb phones.

[@ALIEN-DUDE]

My grandad gave me my first ever phone at 15

[@rashidabegum7128]

Please dont buy them a phone i beg u

[@comradekitty3759]

I mean seeing ppl at same table on phones is sad. But I can say one good thing is I found ppl from different areas I count not as Friends (more like casual talking buddies) that I wouldn't have met otherwise.

[@jeffreybeer256]

I love that this video tells us just how we should think about another video

[@Fede_uyz]

As someone who pays for youtube premium.... yeah, my experience on youtube is vastly different. For example, i no longer relate to memes about mid roll ads, or whether youtube its sending more pre roll ads. Not only that, downloading videos, youtube music, background play and so forth

[@jonathanhees6325]

I'm very pleased to hear everything that came out of your mouth. Sorry for doubting you as a person. Keep up the good work

[@loveroffreedomp.5426]

"1984" novel by George Orwell? He writes about this mess....and basically, CORPORATIONS..RULE the world! We are there! We may be waking up TOO LATE! I PRAY it's not.

[@patriciahill1101]

Zdog. Thank you. A great documentary, and a very good commentary on it. Please, let us learn.

[@barbaraevans1304]

My girls are one generation before genz. I remember computers were what everyone wanted...... they wanted to hear AOL “you’ve got mail”. I didn’t allow computers in our home until they were middle school and high school. No one had a phone, not even a landline, until high school. Even then it was highly regulated. The time spent on the computer was shared. I had access to everyone’s files. It was strict enough that they were allowed 3 phone calls a day, 15 min each- NO MORE THAN THAT. After raising these 4 kids, I’m so amazed how they handle themselves, their relationships. Between my husband and I we have 13 grandchildren. I AM SCARED TO DEATH HOW THEY ARE GOING TO GET THROUGH ALL THIS MESS. We must get back to face to face in our relationships.

[@One-Goth]

So true. As soon as I saw the documentary, it validated everything I have been saying. Stay Blessed.

[@williamf.buckleyjr3227]

Moral of the Story: All those techies who are doing this stuff now?? Yeah....we shouldn't have stuffed them into their lockers back in the 80s and 90s.

[@burlenechanley7972]

Sad 😢 but funny too

[@patqmasudi6550]

Hahaaha hahaaha

[@drdirt505]

Thank you, Doc Z. Just, yeah, thank you for sharing videos like this.

[@datboidego]

Ever since I watched this when it released I have put all my social media apps, except KZbin because I love gaming videos. I have put all the apps at the end of my home screen pages. So every time I open up my phone I don’t instantly see them

[@beckyobrien7452]

Great video as always! Definitely sharing in the hopes a few will spend the time to watch. I'm on the "old" end of Millennials and my 3 oldest kids are mid/late teens. The way their cohort interacts with social media is alarming. I delayed access until 8th grade for most and 9th grade for some; I wish I'd waited longer. The most striking thing I've noticed is their peers with serious mental health concerns (Cluster B, etc) are somehow able to "cover" them or pass it off as "normal" with help from social media.

[@ronaldjones996]

1984, and the general population is clueless!!!

[@likeicare2111]

More like 'A Brave New World' than 1984 imo

[@ladysmith7747]

I am not sure if that is a quilt hanging in the background but I love it. It gave me a nice idea for some extra fabric that I have. Thanks!

[@hazelrobinson3647]

How come you never talk about the real issues surrounding life in this new COVID era? Like the numbers of people suffering from depression, on the rise, thanks to how life is now, because of COVID? I'd really like to see you do a video on that, as a person who has been battling from severe situational depression for years now, due to not only how life is now, thanks to COVID but due to life in general, I'd appreciate a video on that. Furthermore, it would show you are concerned about people who battling through the illness of depression, even more so now because of how life is now that COVID is in effect. I wish some doctor or someone on KZbin would show some concern and talk about how life during this pandemic is affecting depression sufferers.

[@MsGabbyxx3]

He has many videos and podcast episodes about this topic

[@leylinegoddess]

my father was a ceo in a major food manufacturing company. he came up through advertising and sales promotion. i am so glad i got this kind of education 50 years ago. only now it is electronic. but i was taught advertising effect and discernment. also read marshall mccluahan's book, it is an old one but same topic, the medium is the message. i read it in 1966. thank you for this talk .

[@mysarose6109]

Another one I recently watched that I would recommend especially if you have kiddos is childhood 2.0.

[@laurahollenika3906]

Right on spot! Seems like his verbalizing the exact copy of my thoughts only that I don't know how to get the message across... very well done 👍

[@robbysoaks]

I still use a flip phone. I've been offered a couple of expensive smart phones that were cast-offs from friends and I always say thanks, but no thanks. I have no addiction to social media. I couldn't care less about it. Not giving a toss about stuff other people seem to care *so* much about actually feels sort of empowering. Break free from its shackles and make up your own mind! That sounded preachy I know, but oh well, so be it.

[@teccash3507]

I’m happy for u stay like that I got flip phone too

[@robbysoaks]

@@teccash3507 We're the last of a dying breed. I love the compact size of the flip phone too. It'll have to be pried from my cold dead hands before I give it up!

[@MrJimSir]

Ha ha I have a flip phone, too! I'm resisting forces militating against it. For example, my city switched out a lot of parking meters in favor of an "app," and the phone number for flip phone users was out of service for months. They didn't seem to realize because nobody knew how to report it. And I still use FB the old way and read newspapers.

[@robbysoaks]

@@MrJimSir I'm absolutely convinced our lives are substancially better without that ubiquitous device following us around, imploring us to attend to it every waking hour. 'Nomophobia' is a burgeoning mental health concern these days. It's a fear of being without access to a working cell phone. Oh yeah, it's a real thing with quite disruptive symptoms. I'm only 48, but I sound like an old man, I know, but the decision to keep my distance from our overstimulated modern hyper-connected world is an easy one for me. Rant over haha!

[@derekseifert7]

Quickly becoming my new favorite YT channel! Great stuff. Like Andrew Yang likes to say, the true American experts who should be in positions of power are stuck in the gig economy.

[@AbuAsiyabayan]

We need to return a having mission in life based on a purpose thats based IRL In Real Life

[@colorpalette3986]

But how though?

[@dolphin8815]

Seen your other vid before this on FB. Now im here. Subbed.

[@donnacompton4894]

It’s funny: when I press my friends who subscribe to conspiracy theories about the virus, they can never respond with any cogent detail. They say, “ We’re being controlled.” But, by whom specifically ?, I ask. I think social media and corporations that produce these algorhythms should be the target of their mistrust.

[@paperfrost]

KZbin and other social media platforms have been heavily censoring open dialogue about the virus. Why? I don’t pretend to understand the plans of our overlords, but it’s obvious the corporatist class isn’t about to let a good tragedy go to waste when they can profit from it handsomely.

[@ginaaa.p]

You're now my new favorite guy after watching your logical and sane reaction to this incredibly fascinating documentary.

[@AuroraNackt]

How do we find truth, you asked near the end? We watch your videos, and listen to your guests, then hopefully do some research for ourselves, and critically think our way to a hopefully rational conclusion and decision of what to believe and how to act. Whatever happens, don't go to Fox and CNN. "Doomscrolling" is what I'm working on not doing anymore, which for me is frustratingly easier said than done. Also, I don't mean to enable you getting your social media dopamine fix, but I "liked" this video.

[@kth6321]

Yes- I guess awareness is the first step that we have a problem- I’m excited to see more research on possible solutions ❤️

[@freespiritsolo9998]

The mainstream media is full of lies and one-sided politics. It is controlled by The World's Richest 1 Percent includes 13 families that control everything - from Politics To Terrorism

[@themulticraftsinnovator7523]

Wowwwww, This is really the most informative video ever!!! Thanx Doc!!!

[@angelageissler2106]

We will not get rid of this stuff. We need to post only things that are meaningful, that help others. Always starting with ourselve. Change is only possible if we change. Therefore we need to change this from the inside. In every way that we can possibly imaging. I wrote a book ( in German) about Zen / Meditation / inner reflection as a workbook to step by step getting out of slavery of social media by using ist differently. Let´s use this vast knowledge about manipulation, about behavioural change in an ethical way to make this world a better place. Not to gain money out of it, but insight and knowledge. We need to enforce rules and live up to our own inner ethical values. I am a physian too. Congratulations to your chanel.

[@adriennemiller.music.]

only meaningful is not interesting enough, people will just unfollow and bring their attention to the bullshit that is exciting...

[@LizzPaintz]

I think it can be a good thing in the long run because people can also reflect and modify their own behavior. We went through this with the television. Then parents realized it and some of them began to closely monitor, limit usage and use the television to get to know their children better and create meaningful discussions at the dinner table.

[@dannybourne_]

I have never signed up for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter... am I missing out ?

[@evelynmiles416]

Hell no! Good for u!

[@lindasiebens9476]

Thank you for an honest conversation!

[@lucilleperez6606]

There's a difference between a compliment and just an observation .

[@vincecallagher7636]

I am going analog, books, checks for banking and a flip phone. Listen to the radio.

[@boxfox2945]

Seriously thinking about the same way. Going that direction.