The Social Dilemma, a Netflix documentary, looks at how social media and advertising logarithms have had an unhealthy affect on psychology and politics. I found this interesting.
This documentary is a really cautionary tale on where the world is headed. And is intriguing in how social media came from a place of good intent and went in a path unintended by its creators.
All the major aspects are addressed and the whole thing is well paced. Has some nice visuals and an engaging group of interviewees.
The documentary also uses some filmed segments about a family's relationship to social media to help get the point across. I'm not hating it, but I'm not loving it. You ever see one of those anti-drug cautionary films in school? It's kinda like that. I think the documentary would be just as effective without these segments. Also, the lead character is played by Santa Clarita Diet's Skyler Gisondo, who while not a household name has been in a decent number of shows and films over the years. The casting of a known actor kind of derails the illusion of a sample family but maybe it's just me.
I recommend this, especially if you're raising kids during this era.
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