S2E2: A Critique on ‘The Social Dilemma’ // Zachary Loeb

Have you seen Netflix's 'The Social Dilemma'? If so, have you decreased your screen time or changed your social media habits? In this 'Are You A Robot?' episode, Zachary Loeb shares his views of the documentary and suggests what more needs to happen in order to solve the issue of dangerous social media algorithms.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• 'The Social Dilemma' documentary: https://bit.ly/2VZ7req


• Article on ‘The Social Dilemma’: https://bit.ly/2VTGmt1


• Y2K: https://bit.ly/37PEB5w


• Zachary’s article on Y2K: https://wapo.st/3qGAa5F


• Lewis Mumford: https://bit.ly/3836tn5


• Joseph Weizenbaum: https://bit.ly/3gw7nfi


• ‘When Old Technologies were New’ by Carolyn Marvin: https://amzn.to/2JRj30v


• Centre for Humane Technology: https://bit.ly/3701DYb


• Zachary’s blog, ‘LibrarianShipwreck’: https://bit.ly/3owwkKo