jaygee
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Post by jaygee on Sept 22, 2020 7:25:05 GMT -6
This came across my timeline and might be of interest. A thread.
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Post by angelashly on Sept 22, 2020 7:30:18 GMT -6
Receiving notifications from here is mind blowing to me. I turn off notifications from everythinggggg. I hate them. Let me live my life and I’ll check that shit on my own terms!! Anyhoo I need to watch this movie I guess now since I’ve commented in the thread lol Same I don’t live that notification life Eta: I lied I do get quote notifications here but not on my phone because I don’t use the app
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2020 13:10:32 GMT -6
I was talking to DH about this and I said, well I grew up on chatrooms and then FB. And he said, but it wasn't in your pockets at all times. He's right. but you are in control of who is on your time line vs a chat room. You are in control of what pages you follow and you can even block ads and shit. Exactly. greenolive you’re choosing to have it in your pocket at all times. Turn off notifications, leave your phone at home, etc.
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Post by ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ on Sept 23, 2020 16:20:01 GMT -6
The more we understand about how things work behind the curtain, the harder it is to be manipulated. If I look at how TV ads are, especially those targeted for kids, I’m not going to hold my breathe for meaningful regulation. I try to shield my 3 year old from any advertisements but it’s impossible. So we’re already having conversations about what are they trying to sell and how are they trying to make you feel to do that. If we believe we don’t have the power to manage our own emotions, regulation is not going to fix that. And if we aren’t in a place to be able to manage our reactions reliably, taking a SM break is a totally reasonable way to manage that. ^Love this Knowledge is power!
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Post by donnamoss on Sept 23, 2020 17:36:14 GMT -6
I watched this early this morning when I couldn’t sleep. I never went to sleep. Really made me think. I scroll a lot, and pull down to refresh and definitely realize that’s more addictive behavior.
My kids get a fair amount of screen time (TV and iPad watching) but no social media anything. DD1 has Kids Messenger but I have it on my phone too and can see everything real time if I want. And I tell her when someone is calling, if I’m ok with her answering. She’s very tightly regulated on that.
I have NO desire for my girls to have SM anything for a very, very long time.
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rvasc
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Post by rvasc on Sept 26, 2020 7:00:40 GMT -6
We watched it last night. I had already deleted FB from my phone, but I think I’m going to log out on my computer and not save the password so I have to do some steps to log in. Instagram is fine. I don’t scroll incessantly or anything. And I don’t really use any other social media.
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rvasc
Emerald
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Post by rvasc on Sept 26, 2020 7:01:03 GMT -6
I turned notifications off years ago. I only know if someone calls or texts me.
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dc2london
Admin
Press Secretary
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Post by dc2london on Sept 26, 2020 7:12:24 GMT -6
The thing people don't realize is that if you have an app for say the news, many of them tie into what you've searched on social media and looked at on your phone, the things on your facebook, the websites you go to etc etc etc, so your news may be focused on those things rather than just general news. sounds good in theory that what you see is curated to appeal to you, but easily can end up with all you ever see is fox news versions of the news if you are a person who clicks wrong too many times to see what the other side is thinking (lol) The tracking of where you go on the internet and how that effects what you see in your news feeds and facebook and instagram and twitter feeds etc, that's the wacko-est part. The time killer, well, that part can be managed. I feel like I need to use an incognito tab on my computer to look at all the things, so I see more without someone else filtering what I see. if that makes sense. This is why I like to get a print version of the paper. I like the WaPo app just fine, but it feels like it directs me to stories based on what I read, versus the physical paper where I come upon the stories in the order the editors put them.
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rshow
New
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Post by rshow on Oct 16, 2020 5:20:17 GMT -6
It was very good, just watched it through torrentsites.com/documentary/. While there wasn't a lot explicitly new, it nonetheless put the puzzle pieces together in an interesting way. As I understood the issues: these apps and sites are specifically designed to drag you in, not unlike slot machines at casinos . They are created using behavioral psychology, and the average user is no match for all of the researchers and algorithms tracking, predicting and modifying our behavior.
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Post by CestLaVie on Oct 16, 2020 8:39:27 GMT -6
I recently read a book called 24/6 about taking a technology shabbat and I love the idea. I've been trying it and its been really hard actually. But I do think taking an intentional break once a week does highlight the changes in my thought patterns even. It's sort of alarming how often I get an impulse to post something, or check something a day. hopefully the one full day off will break the patterns enough that I am more aware of it during the week.
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Post by canteverremember on Oct 24, 2020 17:42:21 GMT -6
Sorry for the bump but I just finished this.
I told dh he is to watch it with me then we will determine the kids access etc.
I used to go on fb like 4x a day. Now I’m down to it’s been three weeks and I haven’t been on.
Those people not letting their kids on or until 16+ is enough for me.
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Post by lucilleaustero on Jan 24, 2021 8:56:07 GMT -6
Bumping. We watched it last night. DH and I are not huge fb users, but we constantly are scrolling on our phones on different sites.
We have decided that we want our kids to only see us using our phones as tools. And my kids are NOT getting social media until age 16. The staggering increase in suicide rates is horrifying.
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