I began writing and talking about the impact that social media and algorithm-based platforms are having on us as individuals and as a society back in 2016. At that time, I had people responding that I was an alarmist. One person called me “an old man yelling at clouds,” which I found particularly funny. Some were …
It may sound hyperbolized to say that social media is the new tobacco, but bear with me. The analogy is frighteningly accurate the more you explore it.
What is the first thing you do after waking up? What do you do while you’re on the train? During your lunch break? In between meetings? After dinner? Right before bed?
The answer is likely the same for all of these: scrolling on your phone. Whether it’s your email or Slack, or it’s social media or news, people today are spending an incredible amount of their “down time” ingesting content on their phones.
