Social media has become deeply interwoven throughout all of our lives. But with this comes a number of questions relevant to our wellbeing. Is social media beneficial to society? Does it change the way we communicate or view ourselves? Does it pose potential health risks we should be concerned about? What's the role of government in regulating something so pervasive? Or should we leave it up to the free market? Is social media a brilliant innovation that permits endless amounts of opportunity to the average individual? Has it created the possibility of a genuine global society? Join us as we play with these questions and more! Topic: Social Media Format: Red Team/Blue Team Moderator: Jonathan Karten
00:00 Begin
00:38 Stoa Introduction
4:17 Stoa begins
5:16 [Coin flip]
5:45 Health ramifications of social media
6:57 The Attention Economy
10:04 Regulations surrounding addiction
14:10 Dangers of app technology
14:55 Free market implications (Cost/Benefit analysis)
16: 58 Illusion of success on social media
20:20 Foundation of sand
22:20 [Switch sides]
23:32 Exploitation of consumers
26:24 Whose responsibility is it to regulate social media?
27:58 Scheming nature of these apps
29:01 Connectivity in a global market
31:41 [Coin flip] Regulatory responsibility: Parents or Government
39:38 Philosophical role of government
42:49 [Switch sides]
46:16 Psychology of optimal adolescent development
48:00 Softening competition/shift of our psychological reality
49:42 What are we optimizing for?
51:04 The reference of what is good/bad comes from our present world
52:00 [Open discussion]
54:58 Regulating/optimizing one's own use of social media
58:38 End
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