Chapter

The Printing Press and Social Media
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2:07:09 - 2:13:36 (06:27)

The speaker compares social media to the printing press, stating that both have advantages and disadvantages when it comes to spreading information and creating division.

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Social media is often blamed as the cause of political polarization in modern society, however, historical evidence shows that polarization has existed long before social media.
2:07:09 - 2:10:51 (03:41)
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Polarization
Summary

Social media is often blamed as the cause of political polarization in modern society, however, historical evidence shows that polarization has existed long before social media.

Chapter
The Printing Press and Social Media
Episode
#258 – Yann LeCun: Dark Matter of Intelligence and Self-Supervised Learning
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
In this episode, the speaker discusses the importance of playing the press and the public in a way that conveys your true self, and mentions how a sense of wonder about science and technology can be preserved with age.
2:10:51 - 2:13:36 (02:45)
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Public Image
Summary

In this episode, the speaker discusses the importance of playing the press and the public in a way that conveys your true self, and mentions how a sense of wonder about science and technology can be preserved with age.

Chapter
The Printing Press and Social Media
Episode
#258 – Yann LeCun: Dark Matter of Intelligence and Self-Supervised Learning
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast