WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY “THE SOCIAL DILEMMA” ON NETFLIX
Download the PDF.  Chose 1 of the 3 topics below, go to that page(8,9 OR 10) in the PDF and respond to the 3 discussion questions
Topic 1:  /the mental health dilemma_
Addiction, anxiety and depression. Platforms
are designed to reward distraction and keep us
hooked “ at the expense of our wellbeing “ to fuel
their business.
Topic 2: /the democracy dilemma_
Political polarization and divisiveness. Content
that promotes outrage, deception, and conspiracy
is promoted as a way to drive more engagement.
Stronger ideological rifts make cooperation and
compromise increasingly difficult and ultimately
sabotage our democracy.
Topic 3: /the discrimination dilemma_
Algorithmic bias and the amplification of hate.
Algorithms are not equipped to detect hate speech
and the data harnessed by our online activity is
used by institutions in ways that can harm and
discriminate against marginalized communities.
The companies that connected the world and
transformed how we consume information did
so at a cost. The unintended consequences of
exploitative technologies are catching up with
us in the form of:
Those of us who rely on these platforms are
unknowingly complicit in this devils bargain,
where we trade our freedom for followers,
our social cohesion for instant connection,
and the truth for what we want to hear.