Netflix's The Social Dilemma

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    The past week in class we watched Netflix's documentary The Social Dilemma which was written and directed by Jeff Orlowski and produced by Larissa Rhodes. I saw this film before back when I was taking journalism in high school when this film was first released. I never thought much about the film when I watched it the first time which I'm sure because it was covid times. But I was excited to watch it again for this class. Although I missed about the first 20 minutes it was easy to catch up on what was happening.

    The first scene I saw was very one of the infamous conversations during the family dinner. During this scene and honestly through what I saw in this movie/docu-series which played out very dramatically. I am not saying it wasn't realistic because those issues around screens and being addicted to them do happen but not to that extreme I feel. 

    Now I'm not the type to sit through a documentary and stay engaged/entrained. I would blame our generation's short attention span since TikTok became a platform. But I would probably rate the documentary at 6.75 (yes that specific) out of 10. I feel like I would've wanted to see more interviews/voice-over narration.  

    I don't really know what else to say. I think it was very well-edited and produced with quality which is to be expected if it is a Netflix film. I would recommend it for social media aspects.


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  1. APMay 2, 2024 at 12:54 PM

    I think that screen addiction is a huge problem among teens and young adults, and truly, even older adults. Regardless of the content being consumed, the amount of time spent staring at a screen has a negative impact on not only attention span but it can lead to sleep problems, mental health issues, and obesity.

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  2. APMay 3, 2024 at 11:36 AM

    Do you think some social media platforms are more harmful than others?

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