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The Dark Side of Social Media: How It Exploits Our Brain for Profit
01:20 - 14:09 (12:49)
Social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook are intentionally designed to exploit the psychological and dopinogenic systems of our brain, making us addicted to the reward of feeling connected to others, even if it's not true or only through a screen. As more people crave the instant rush of dopamine release, our online behavior is positively reinforced, making the shift in how we gather information and connect with each other a global phenomenon.
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This podcast discusses how social media is intentionally designed to capture our attention and exploit the psychological features of our brains, leading to addiction and exogenous depression caused by excessive use.
01:20 - 05:50 (04:29)
Summary
This podcast discusses how social media is intentionally designed to capture our attention and exploit the psychological features of our brains, leading to addiction and exogenous depression caused by excessive use. The podcast highlights the consequences of social media in our 20s and how it affects our dopamine systems and synapses.
ChapterThe Dark Side of Social Media: How It Exploits Our Brain for Profit
Episode27. Is social media corrupting your brain?
PodcastThe Psychology of your 20’s
Social media platforms are designed to consume users and exploit our innate desire for social connection and acceptance, which has evolutionary roots in survival benefits of maintaining a large social network in the past.
05:50 - 07:49 (01:59)
Summary
Social media platforms are designed to consume users and exploit our innate desire for social connection and acceptance, which has evolutionary roots in survival benefits of maintaining a large social network in the past.
ChapterThe Dark Side of Social Media: How It Exploits Our Brain for Profit
Episode27. Is social media corrupting your brain?
PodcastThe Psychology of your 20’s
The rise of social media has produced a global shift in how people connect with each other and gather information, whilst accumulating profits through methods like ad revenue, capitalism and psychology.
07:49 - 09:53 (02:04)
Summary
The rise of social media has produced a global shift in how people connect with each other and gather information, whilst accumulating profits through methods like ad revenue, capitalism and psychology. However, this virtual world is causing addiction in many users, ultimately controlling their social brain and reward systems.
ChapterThe Dark Side of Social Media: How It Exploits Our Brain for Profit
Episode27. Is social media corrupting your brain?
PodcastThe Psychology of your 20’s
Sean Parker, the former president of Facebook, revealed that the social media platform's creators designed the like button to exploit a vulnerability in human psychology by causing a release of dopamine in the brain, making the platform more addictive.
09:53 - 14:09 (04:16)
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Sean Parker, the former president of Facebook, revealed that the social media platform's creators designed the like button to exploit a vulnerability in human psychology by causing a release of dopamine in the brain, making the platform more addictive.