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The Social Dilemma: Reaction of a College Student
Lessons we can learn and changes we can make.
is going viral on Netflix. Why? It is targetting our society’s greatest addiction: smartphones, and the impact of social media on our lives.
Social media was not created with the meaning of being bad for us. It was supposed to be a tool for us. But over the years, it turned into a tool for making money out of us, by making the content more and more addictive. But I let you watch the documentary on Netflix to know more about it.
Honestly, I am not ready to give up on social media. If I managed to delete Facebook, I know I could not do the same with Instagram and Youtube, mainly because the first is my major source of inspiration for my cooking and the second is vital for my yoga practice.
I can realize nonetheless that we need to let go of social media as much as we can. This documentary was a wake-up call. And if I am not a teenager who spends hours on TikTok and putting filters on my face, if I don’t need as much social acceptance as others, I am still bound to social media. We are all, at any age. Very few of us can say they are not addicted to any kind of social media.
