Based on the readings, class discussion, and the movie:
What is one part of the film that really resonates with you? Connect it to a personal experience.
What are the benefits of social media use? What are the problems? Do the benefits of social media outweigh the negative issues?
Do you think you could stay off your phone for 24 hours? What notification would lure you to get back on your phone?
What can you do to help prevent an addiction to social media?
Why do you use social media? Is that the only way for you to achieve those things?
After watching the film, do you plan to change any of your privacy settings on social media? Which ones, and why or why not?
Have you ever seen an ad for something you had only talked or thought about? How did it make you feel?
Do you fact check everything you see online? What is one time you have read only the title or beginning of an article, but shared it anyway?
What sources do you trust for news? Why do you trust these sources and do you ever get information from elsewhere?
Can you think of a time where you said or did something online that you probably wouldn’t do in person?
“If you aren’t paying for the product, you are the product.” When you heard this comment, how did you feel? What’s the difference between being a consumer and being consumed?
Technology is a tool. Tools wait patiently. Social media is no longer a tool. It’s manipulation. In what ways do you think you are being manipulated? Can you give specific examples?
Name some of the negative effects of social media (increase in anxiety, depression, suicide among teens, fake news, dysmorphia, massacres, election manipulation). When or where have you experienced these effects? When have you been triggered by a post (algorithm)?
Reminders:
These questions are here to help guide your thought process. You do not need to answer them all. Do not write out and answer these questions.
Don’t forget to reference the readings in your reflection
