Addicted To Likes | Poppy Jamie | TEDxHollywood

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Poppy Jamie is an entrepreneur, Founder of 'Happy Not Perfect', and Co-Founder Pop and Suki. Poppy started her career at 19 years old when she became the youngest entertainment presenter at the UK’s largest news organization ITN . She was still studying politics at the London School of Economics during the time and since graduating. Now 26, she has hosted shows for ITV2, MTV international, Extra USA, TEDx and launched the very first talk show on Snapchat’s Discover, Pillow Talk with Poppy. She is launching an app alongside a book in January, Happy Not Perfect. The aim is to help as many people as possible with their emotional wellbeing and brain health. Poppy is also launching a direct to consumer accessories line along side her best friend Suki Waterhouse, Pop and Suki, in October.
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[@hikegardentravel6546]

I’m social media free and still doing okay. I’m alive, I have friends, my life is richer and boy do I have a lot more time.

[@RetroreviewsPlus]

Thats awesome , I deleted my twitter, dont have instagram, I do have facebook still, although I limit my time on there. lets be friends

[@briankellogg7241]

Me too, only thing I have now is KZbin because I love watching my history channel and documentaries

[@BuickGeek24]

@@briankellogg7241 I will never get rid of anything though

[@teccash3507]

Facts an that’s the way life should be

[@NipunTj]

Instagram should be called Compare a gram

[@cococrystalproductions7064]

Nipun Tj ikr

[@rampageclover9788]

Narcisstagram

[@pluviophile1988]

She just said that

[@DJKoollord]

I can't believe people count on likes to determine whether what they post is nice or not. I have seen people posting pictures and videos smoking hooka in their house getting thousands of likes, and then I have seen videos of people playing Mozart songs with an instruments getting 2 likes. When I post something I post it not thinking about likes because people will not like even if it is the best picture ever for several. Society is becoming a weird place.

[@pluviophile1988]

SO WEIRD. That's the main word for now.

[@BuickGeek24]

I rely on likes for my self worth though

[@Ed-wm8dx]

bet you hoped this would get a lot of likes ;)

[@alaalfa8839]

Some say "likes" were created to make people come back... So its also marketing purpose....but wonder maybe the best purpose of "like" is that it makes you know that somebody saw the video and got some message from it or entertainment, that it inspired someone in a positive way....So "likes" may be important for 50 percent, but in general, they are not important, to expect it. In general the "likes" are not so important because there is no scale how much the person likes the product or video.... maybe the person just clicked like to see more videos or just wants to support the channel but it doesnt mean he/she really liked the video, next day he/she may not be so interested, because of other responsibilities.. So people shouldnt focus on likes.

[@John-vi2st]

Instagram = Insta-gratification ; Facebook = Fakebook

[@zendavis3501]

Yes sir🖒

[@Swingman30]

Facebook will be the next Myspace

[@f8ki]

@@Swingman30 it already is

[@imanbeheshti6557]

Maybe farsebook

[@antiquesuncovered1137]

Reddit = get rich on the stock market

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

Almost everyone of these TED talks about social media start with the person talking about how unhealthy it is to have a system where we crave likes and affirmation and instead of saying, "We need to go back to a more normal form of social interaction and communication." they say, "We can't go back so we need to reestablish how we do our online life." NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! We need to cut the cord!! You can't manage this! It causes anxiety and depression not because we are doing it wrong, but because the system itself causes it. You can't change it! You can't manage it. You're trying to have it both ways and it can't be that way.

[@lynnwalker3503]

Agreed, 2K16, thank you! Young people especially need to pull away from these things. Many of them don't even seem to have or want healthy relationships with humans anymore!

[@color2066]

VCR Time Machine I had the same exact thought. Thank you for saying this because it needs to be heard, louder. Everyone’s talking about how to accommodate living with these technologies but cutting the cord is the way out. The way things always were. I personally think the Internet is a great tool and email is generally okay, but the social media addiction, the rise of the egos and self promotion via self made profiles is what’s destroying us. I’m 26 and finally decided it’s time to leave. I miss really being with my family, friends, and with myself.

[@jeanetteyarbrough3286]

Exactly. It just shows the extent of this addiction.

[@cuquee12]

Exactly!! I disagreed with her advice to stay on. It's a battle of the mind you will lose everytime. If you haven't, check out videos from Jaron Lanier. He is one of the fathers of virtual reality and has a book about deleting SM all together. I am reading it now and it makea since.

[@dhearndon]

I’ve been slowly unfriending people on facebook and I bet they didn’t even notice me gone because they never liked anything I post. I dont care to collect “friends” I barely know on Facebook to look popular. I rather have a handful of true friends who interact and speak to me. I think Facebook is just a easy way to spy or be nosy on each other

[@jessabelles2875]

Same with me

[@chrissymarsha2282]

Funny how I used to collect followers just to be popular or something…

[@coronaphone710]

You see the shame she imposed on herself looking back detoxed from Social Media. But you still see the damage it caused.

[@PJK78]

When you reach your 60s, all these social media likes dislikes will seem pointless - pure nonsense. Don't you worry, Time will teach you everything.

[@theofficialchristianrapper146]

Deleted my facebook, instagram, twitter and snapchat a year and half ago and man I've been so happy, fulfilled and appreciating my life as I see it as my own - not giving a care about what others are doing in their lives!

[@auberninja5090]

Now try quitting KZbin

[@theofficialchristianrapper146]

@@auberninja5090 that's a challenge

[@pluviophile1988]

God what have we done to ourselves as a society....

[@kallepunkken]

Easy solution: force social media companies to take off the like opition

[@CrystalRicotta]

I am happy to see more people talk about this phenomenon that uses tactics from casinos to addict you.

[@nouhabhy3067]

I'm watching tedx talks since one year and this is literally the best talk I've seen, I felt she was comfortable and on her nature ! This talk must get more views !.. ❤️ Thank you sis

[@lynnwalker3503]

It certainly IS realistic to 'unplug' now from electronics. In fact, it might be the only thing that is going to save anyone who is addicted to their cell phones.

[@crescentmoondesigns7515]

Who else is hearing another voice together with hers

[@2467someone]

Me. That's because I'm listening to this in the middle of an online class during COVID-19 lockdown.

[@edricluna8847]

Thats due to the sensitivity of her mic, detecting more sounds than intended, or a mic at the background that hasnt been turned off

[@jamesc4840]

This is what schizophrenia feels like.

[@CrystalRicotta]

It's a good idea to schedule your social media "distraction time." This notion comes from a book called "Deep Work" by Cal Newport. The cost to all this is our abilities to focus.

[@galaxytraveler5779]

I don't have a cell phone and I have never been on any of those social media sites lol. I just walk around shaking my head at all the nerds walking around with their head down staring at their phone all day.

[@seank2397]

That made me chuckle!

[@pluviophile1988]

Don't they look like pathetic idiotic brainwashed sheep

[@mayoactual2065]

Having social media = you’re a nerd because only smart people have phones

[@ksalanpang]

TED is filled with this topic by speakers. I'm browsing these for a reason, but many of them are very similar.

[@sebghatullahjalali8958]

When i watch a talk like this, I deactivate my FB account. Three seconds later i reactivate it. WTH

[@RaceySpacey]

Awww I love her and how she talks, would make a great actress haha

[@md.mostafakhan4529]

Most of us know it all but I don't know how to control it.

[@sarnicolec]

Amazing job Poppy!

[@remichloelewis6657]

I have over 7,000 followers on Instagram and not all of them like my posts and I get up to 30 likes on some of my posts. I used to complain about not getting enough likes on social media but not anymore because it’s not worth it and it doesn’t matter.

[@vanessablanc2074]

Ironically ‘liking’ this video... thank you!

[@CrystalRicotta]

I added it to my "delete your facebook" collection too.

[@lynnwalker3503]

Wow, that's scary... before she even turned on her light in the morning, she would go right to her cell phone, go to her internet and check her Instagram messages?? She had it bad!

[@alfredohernandez2404]

This was Great!

[@lucaslevon8466]

"What if your work requires social media?" If it does get a new line of work. But it probably doesn't. Either way, don't do it.

[@pluviophile1988]

Yeah and what if you enjoy it?@?! Oh noooo!!!

[@BuickGeek24]

@@pluviophile1988 I will never get rid of my social media

[@apexknight9356]

This is...a really good TedTalk. Honestly I was expecting another middle aged white woman going on and on about how the internet is bad and how the new generation is filled with idiots. But I gotta say, this was a good breath of fresh air. Finaly someone acknowledging that the internet isn't a scary monster looking to eat your soul. It's only that if you make it that way. It can be an amazing place to discover new things and meet new people, as long as we use it wisely.

[@bulletproofdiamondwinstar9470]

I have felt like social media has been trying to kill me, so I really find solace in this kind of TED talk.

[@lynnwalker3503]

But that's exactly the point, Apex....many people-especially much of our youth today DON"T use the internet/cell phones wisely... that's why they're addicted and it's becoming such a problem in society!

[@zendavis3501]

I liked this video. Lol.. this was a powerful message.

[@paranoidp3dro]

Where can I find this with Portuguese subtitles? I wish I could share it so more people can have access to it.

[@sarahbevilaqua9881]

Porque é o TEd "x", aí não tem legendas mesmo. Só os vídeos "oficiais" do TED que tem :(

[@edricluna8847]

Finally!!, some answers to my 4 year old shower thoughts....♥️

[@auberninja5090]

I dont even use other social media except YT

[@serenaistheb.o.a.t]

This woman was fired from her job. Watch her interview with Ben Kingsley.

[@John-vi2st]

'In Like' is different from 'In Love'

[@coronaphone710]

shiny happy people

[@RetroreviewsPlus]

Just unplug from all the BS, I doubt many people have to use social media for their work, or dont get on social media on your phone, restrict it to a computer

[@KacieBreider]

Justin V. I restrict it to my computer and my computer is old and slow so it makes me not even want to go on that haha

[@michaelhofby]

She is hot and cute :) AND smart! Great talk . I quit all social media today (been thinking about it a good while) and i only use it for business purposes now if i do use it (to run ads).

[@aoibhinncorcoran817]

Who wtf calls people to like their pic

[@zachfry96]

Idiots

[@Tomi_janet15]

It happened to me lol. They messaged me 😹😹😹

[@drillingig2368]

Tomi Janet dont forget yolos on Snapchat they message for that too

[@ArtandKitchen_]

my sister used to..

[@strwbrrieskies]

dang we thought it was bad back then

[@pluviophile1988]

The time wasting of these platform endless possibility rabbit holes..... I know I've lost hours before to endless browsing. That's what I thought she was going to say when she mentioned the dog's account like six degrees of separation thing.... just so much time wasting and how tf did I end up on THIS profile???

[@mello8300]

8:48 little just a tad neurotic on those IG likes

[@scottgaskill4896]

I rarely get on it. I find it more boring and a waste of time every day.

[@m3erw]

No one sends vines.

[@KaylaJohnson1995]

m3erw Vines are dead

[@pluviophile1988]

GET RID OF LIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alexisskl7037]

Hello

[@ValkyrissaGaming]

The things she describes sound kinda messed-up to me

[@masterchief5437]

She's single guys! lol