This is a fantastic piece of work that should stir a lot of conversation with my students! This will truly make them think about how they connect and interact with each other! Thank you for the great work.
This video was made to be shared by social networks. People is seeing and commenting it in Internet, and I'm pretty sure most of them will forget it soon. Me too. How ironic.
if the enemy is a tool, why not using it for the good? more and more of the same shit makes ppl think, if they forget, atleast they had the experience of thinking? lol
SHUTTERSHOT45, you may say that, but in reality he isn't wrong. The idea of language itself was a crazy idea 100 years ago, and if you were to go to a party and socialize, making people think your smart then they'd like to follow you because they thought that you could help them develop into a more perfect human being. Thing is today were losing our ability to speak because of the technology that we had created. I reccomend being more social if you find yourself to be one of those people that does nothing but go on the internet all day and having to deal with social issues because of it. Although we are able to reach as many people as possible the more lonely we are doing it.
This is Sooo Scary because its Soo True!! The Inconvenient Truth! Awakening from Denial, that we are not Lonely! :( Bravo to the Makers of this Video! Excellent Video!
As a person who has had awful experiences with interpersonal relationships, mostly due to a pessimistic, untolerable personality, social networking gives me something that real life can't: the ability to express my ideas, no matter how digressive with the positivism of the world, with an easy route to escape the rebuking, a way to be myself with impunity so to say, instead of having to take as mine the general opinions that everyone but me share.
I don't friend people who I live near or work with. I want to interact with my family on a day to day level as they are all too far away. While the points here may not be true in every case they are strong and true in most cases. I will be backing away from social media just that little bit more. Thank you for putting it so well.
Great summary of Sherry Turkle's TED talk. Well done with the animations and narration! "We're collecting friends like stamps" is often so true. I'm looking for deep connections and conversations with people.
And that's why, ladies and gentlemen, I deactivated my facebook profile. Trust me, as a 16 year old girl, deactivating a facebook profile equals more time, therefore more time to be productive, more time to procrastinate. Deactivate your facebook profile - You won't regret it, I promise. You will have a lot of more time. Time is gold.
How do you have more time to procrastinate cause I usually have procrastinate on Facebook, lol. While I do agree that you get a lot more time if you deactivate your Facebook, is communication ever a problem? I deactivated my Facebook a couple years ago (reactivating it after a couple of days), but now it seems virtually impossible to deactivate it again since Facebook is the main mode of communication for projects, school groups/clubs, help on homework, etc.
The Asian Trumpet Girl When you procrastinate with Facebook, you do nothing constructive at all. When you procrastinate with reading, you become a better at reading. When you procrastinate with friends, you spend time with people. Facebook is just a terrible way to try to relax, which is often what we're trying to do when we procrastinate.
Ahh, that makes sense. Yeah, times spent away from technology are usually the best. :) However, our society is being more reliant on technology, but I guess it has its pros and cons.
I found facebook a life-saver when I was ill and couldn't go out. I kept up with what everyone was up to ... not a lot. I was also in a closed group on facebook and found this much more helpful as we shared a common interest of crafting. I felt connected.
people are forgetting how to be alone with themselves. Whenever you feel the slightest bit of loneliness, you pick up your smartphone and away you go. being alone sometimes is necessary! being connected all the time is overwhelming.
This is a very narrow definition of social media. People are saying this is food for thought, but honestly it's food for squares. Very narrow, and untrue.
Some of the most successful, groups that were/are united towards a common goal are those of Military origin: these groups are all comprised of connected individuals and have been far more in terms of numbers than the maximum of 150 that this video proposes. Definitely for for thought though.
but does every single one of the troops converge into one squad in which everyone knows each others name and a bit about them. no they split into smaller squads. the marines the seals the air cadets. and within them they have regiments of different squads. hes saying we cant intimately know more than 150 people. even if in older times when a squad could be thousands of people intending to clash with another squad of similar size, you don't know all their names and most likely have not trained in the same location as them. its a combination of smaller intimate groups.
I have a problem with this video, and it has to do with the part where it generalizes that everyone on the internet is trying their hardest to seem perfect. I have close friends that I've made over the internet that literally just behave like normal human beings. My friends are very honest about their lives and don't try to sugarcoat anything. Conversely, to me it seems in _real life_ many people tend to try to look their best and fit in with the rest of the world. There have been many times where I have felt lonely even amongst my real life friends. The shine and sparkle exists just as much in the real world as it does on the internet, it just takes a little more social know how. Everyone _feels_ lonely occasionally, but it's important to not pin it all on the big bad social networking. However, I do agree that *being* alone, something people should really do more, is becoming harder given the internet.
Yeah, in person everyone has a guard up and only talk about limited things. Online, everything is out in the open. I know some people online better than any friend I've ever had in person.
This is brilliant. Very important in this day and age of the detached cell phone user with headphones pretending everyone around them are plastic show room dummies.
"the Western world sanctions individuality. The individual is measured by personal achievements... in this course of action many people lose their social and familial connections in favor of a self-actualization ideal" That is the disease right there. Social media dependence is only a symptom.
Very thoughtful. I personally never thought of it that way and I'm glad that I can now say that my tendency to not go on social sites is not only not unhealthy but could be considered better for me.
this was so amazing, and so well done! thanks so much for taking the time to research, create, and communicate and SHARE this (lol) so widely. i agree that technology serves great purpose and don't think anyone is advocating to get rid of technology or facebook or whatever - but just not to simply let it define and substitute for real relationships, which is more of what life is all about than our image anyway right?
The best place to start is where you should end up. In a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ / yashua / Yahushua our redeemer and savior and our creator God. All wisdom and knowledge on relationships begins with Him.
I'd like to argue loneliness expands beyond Social Media. We still can have the company of others and meet people in person, be in a room full of people and feel lonely too. I would like to think this is due to the fact of the "FAKE" personalities we put up that prevented us to connect to ourselves and enjoy our own company derived from the habit of using Social Media. Some people become awkward at socialising with others too. I had several conversation with my friends about this about how people need to learn how to socialise again. I joke that that will be a massive market for me (I am a life coach especialising in social skills) but bad for humanity. It was only recently, I gave exercise to one of my client to try new things and make a list of the things you can enjoy on your own company (read a book, play music, meditate, run, cooking, baking) because she was uncomfortable with her own company and feel lonely. Another exercise, is to have gadget free day and make habit of seeing your friends every week. And as always, do not be afraid to BE YOURSELF. Show your imperfections, it is what makes you use. Perfection by comparing yourself to others will only make you become the second rate of others. Why would you do that when you can be the BEST version of yourself?
I found this as related video the look up, that is going viral. Wow. This has a better message then the look up poem. I learned so much in only 4 minutes.
The same argument was made about telegraphs, telephones, and TV's. Then, as now, it is nonsense. Even in person, people edit and play roles, from group to group, person to person. Who here speaks to their parents as they do their closest friend and in turn their boss? I worry that such reactionary assertions as this are part of the normal course of ludditism that all great sociocultural changes brought about by technology are, sadly, afflicted by.
The problem with this video is its rhetorical tone. It presupposes that we are all obsessed with our social media personas. This is true of certain people, but not everyone, and it's a big turnoff when someone tries to tell me what I believe and how I act. Then attempts to convince me I need to change. "We are all lonely and obsessed with social media." Speak for yourself, dude.
I think the point needs to be made about the new generation- a generation whom have never known a life without social media. Their the ones we as a society need to be the most concerned of.
Seth Forsaken i think a fair argument could be made that, although self-actualization would probably include social interaction, not necessarily everyone is quite at that stage yet. in the very least, i think it's worth entertaining the idea that an invested focus/pursuit of your career does implicate some sacrifices to your time available for socializing, because that usually (anecdotally speaking) is the case
Jason Casey every generation thinks the next generation is going to be the downfall of society and culture. it has literally never been the case. people of the future are going to be fine.
The people that rely of Facebook connection typically loose the skill to connect with people in the real world. Instead of worrying about their overall appearance and personality they become more interested in changing how people view their online profile. This video is spot on!!!! Good job
this video has summed up what I've been feeling lately! Nice work. One massive point for me is that we can censor ourselves online, all the hesitating, freudian slips, stuttering, "eeeh"s etc are gone, and hence you don't present what we humans deem an actual person.
Wow. Stumbled upon this video while doing some Lynda.com training. Provocative, conceptual, sophisticated in the most simplistic way. Love the use of flat infographic to tell a compelling story about the perils of social media. You can read other comments for specifics, or just watch the video. It is less than 5 minutes long.
wow, really groundbreaking stuff. amazingly original insight into this new 'computer age' we all live in these days. crazy to think about really. so lucky we have her powerful insight to pull the curtain back on such a complex and new idea
This video is dumb, social networking is a great way to not be lonely. Right now for instance, without the internet I'd be bored in my room with no one to interact with. Instead, I'm on youtube reading the comments of hundreds of people and posting a comment that I know hundreds will see. It decreased the feeling of being alone, which is a good thing.
But it is a fake interaction. Nothing can replace actual human interactions, but some people tend to believe so. See, I have nothing against enjoying some time alone, but the people that you interact with over the internet are not real people. I am as fake for you as you are for me. I am anonymous as we all are. It means that I can tell you things that I wouldnt tell you in person. And even the things that I am saying lack half of the relevance since non verbal communication is missing.
EisforEvil But there is such thing as fake human interaction. You may have thousands of friends in FB to talk about a funny post, but you might never see those people, because neither you nor them are interested in interacting in a real, human way. And you are in your room because everyone else is in their room. We are all posting on this comments section, or talking via FB, because we can't waste time, we are too busy making money or simulating to be happy. If social media didn't exist, you wouldn't be in your room pretending to be entertained while looking at a cold LCD, you would be outside talking to real people, seeing their emotions, looking at their eyes, hearing how they laugh, and showing to them who you are exactly. Or have you also forgotten who you are? Losing our humanity is the only way to progress. At some point we'll have to make a choice; or maybe we already made it and it's too late now.
banjon2012 Stop speaking for people and situations you know nothing about. I don't even use facebook and you have no idea how much I interact with my friends in person. Right here right now it's 4 in the morning and I'm interacting with another human being. Without the internet I'd be either asleep or partaking in some solo activity. I would be completely void of human interaction and this could cause me to be lonely. Instead, there are millions of other people online right now for me to interact with. All thanks to the internet. Regardless of you calling it "fake"(lol), it's better than nothing.
Actually it is not the Western Modern world that promoted Individualism, personal achievements, career, self image and consumerism, it is the American model of capitalism. Consumerism was never at the core of Western Europe, where family, tradition and the idea of Terroir, the land, the belonging to a village, a region, a people are still important....Until the American model tries to dominate the world,,,
Well you are doing great, i appreciate you but can you go a little slower in your video. It will make the viewers understand easily what you are trying to deliver.Thanks
Sorry, completely anecdotal, sounds like the fears of a dying out non-tech-savvy population. If this is how you feel about social media, you're doing it wrong. Social media has been around much longer than Facebook or MySpace, it's as old as the Internet itself with the first IRC chats and AOL Instant Messenger. Even longer if you suppose neighborhood bulletin boards, town meetings, and newspaper classifieds can be considered social media, but more inclined to call it social networking. There is always a medium for which to interact with people on a larger scale. And if you consider that, social networking is as old as humanity itself.
I can only hope that this gets more viewers and hopefully it's message sinks into the heads of those who need it or at least for a few people that I know.
I totally disagree with this video. Yes, all the things you mention are possibilities, but you take an N-th degree and describe it as if it is absolute fact for everyone who uses social media. Change the absolutist language in the video to be describing what you purport as a possibility, and I agree, but as it stands now this is fear mongering pseudo science.
There are a lot of studies with evidence supporting the claims of the video. The video uses absolute language in order to drive home the point to the masses and the danger that it cane have to an unaware populous. It's not fear mongering, just uncomfortably true.
Through my experience as a teenager social media is nothing but a vehicle for boosting and promoting one's image and reputation, but of course legitimate users of social media whose sole purpose is to connect with friends still exist.
It is a solid thesis. I especially liked the part about the way conversations out of real time enables an individual to edit themselves. I think that point is double edged. I remember getting into AIM when I was 13 and loving it for this reason. I was horribly awkward at that age and found it difficult to word things the way I wanted to in conversation(plus I was very shy in person). Instant messaging was a godsend for me at that age because it helped me to become more articulate and confident in the way I expressed my thoughts(which then helped me in real conversation as time passed). However in adult life, I have found that the overuse of messaging and such media has made extended phone conversations (in particular) more difficult and I find myself being short and impatient at times. Anyway, what I mean to say is I think social media has certain merits but as with anything in this world that we consume, I feel that it's important to use it in moderation. Oldest rule in the book, no? Really though, I think this video is a brilliant observation on how it is getting a bit out of hand (and of course I only saw it because an old college friend of mine posted it on their wall harty har har)
kudos out to soundance studio for the impeccable sound design -- and believe me, it takes alot to get me to say that! excellent, tasteful, transparent, consistent.
Completely agree with this. It obviously doesn't apply to everyone, but it makes a good point. People don't socialize like they used too. Imagine how many of the teenage shootings, suicides, etc. that could have been prevented if people actually talked to each other more in person. People have so many "friends" nowadays, but how many of them would show up to help you move, talk to you about your problems face to face, or just help you out at all in a time of need. Think about it
Abigail, technology is something our generation has grown up around. Technology gives us a sense of never being alone because we are able to edit and delete -in reality, we aren't. Technology gives us the power to be in power of our connections and interactions, where as in person we aren't in power of what happens next. This video summarizes the problem with us and technology.
I remember having a conversation about this at school and this video is exactly what many people said in class. People with and without a Facebook. We should do this the old way and go out and communicate with other people and meet people!!!
I believe it's an observation of human behavior in our current Digital age, on a global scale. It's not implying that EVERYONE who takes part in Social Media/Networking is lonely and miserable. These are valid points brought to light, on how it's affecting us as human 'social' beings. The more we obsessively 'connect' online in a virtual environment, the more we 'disconnect' ourselves from the people that are actually around us, and that really care about us.
I have no social media actually... i dont need it. But i do game a lot.. multiplayers... and i enjoy almost all of the people i talk to.. im surrounded by people who can relate to me in at least one way if not in most... ive made many friends and a handful of amazing ones too...
Despite we have little to no precedent to gauge the sociological effects I think this video is clearly reveling things that we all can recognize . So let´s be aware , pay attention in our individual and our collective behivor and do the adjustments we need to make to ensure a healthy relationships. Congrats !
Social media isn't about quantity, quantity is just how people use it. I've had plenty of real conversations over FB with my real friends that I know deeply. This video is only about how social media portrays how it is, not actually how people use it.
I bet the people who get upset and feel misrepresented by this video's ascertains have Facebook, twitter, instagram, google plus, etc etc Im glad i watched this. Its time to look towards more meaningful personal connections...
I wish everyone on the internet watched this at least once.
"What is the problem in having a conversation? It takes place in real time and you can't control what you're going to say."
Sums it up.
This is a fantastic piece of work that should stir a lot of conversation with my students! This will truly make them think about how they connect and interact with each other! Thank you for the great work.
This video was made to be shared by social networks. People is seeing and commenting it in Internet, and I'm pretty sure most of them will forget it soon. Me too. How ironic.
if the enemy is a tool, why not using it for the good?
more and more of the same shit makes ppl think, if they forget, atleast they had the experience of thinking? lol
***** I use my tool for good.
Hey!
Did you remember it? Did you do some changes? Have you taken control of social media or do social media control you? ;)
Solitude is a beautiful thing, leave your phone at home at least one day a week.
Preach!!!🙏🏽
This is a stellar truncated explanation of an epidemic most of us aren't even aware exists, let alone know that we are susceptible to. Nice work!
People take social media way to seriously.
SHUTTERSHOT45 too* but I guess now I take spelling TOO seriously huh? Lmao バカ野郎
SHUTTERSHOT45, you may say that, but in reality he isn't wrong. The idea of language itself was a crazy idea 100 years ago, and if you were to go to a party and socialize, making people think your smart then they'd like to follow you because they thought that you could help them develop into a more perfect human being. Thing is today were losing our ability to speak because of the technology that we had created. I reccomend being more social if you find yourself to be one of those people that does nothing but go on the internet all day and having to deal with social issues because of it. Although we are able to reach as many people as possible the more lonely we are doing it.
'Loneliness' is created in your head by yourself. Is all up to YOU. I can honestly say I never feel lonely.
"..we're expecting more from technology, and less from each other"
Unbelievably radical and life-changing. I wish this was more understood and comprehended throughout more of society.
This is Sooo Scary because its Soo True!! The Inconvenient Truth! Awakening from Denial, that we are not Lonely! :( Bravo to the Makers of this Video! Excellent Video!
Fascinating assessment of the human mind.
As a person who has had awful experiences with interpersonal relationships, mostly due to a pessimistic, untolerable personality, social networking gives me something that real life can't: the ability to express my ideas, no matter how digressive with the positivism of the world, with an easy route to escape the rebuking, a way to be myself with impunity so to say, instead of having to take as mine the general opinions that everyone but me share.
what a long winded way of saying you can be a shitty person without consequences behind a screen
I don't friend people who I live near or work with. I want to interact with my family on a day to day level as they are all too far away. While the points here may not be true in every case they are strong and true in most cases. I will be backing away from social media just that little bit more. Thank you for putting it so well.
Great summary of Sherry Turkle's TED talk. Well done with the animations and narration! "We're collecting friends like stamps" is often so true. I'm looking for deep connections and conversations with people.
Favorite RUclips informational video of all time.
And that's why, ladies and gentlemen, I deactivated my facebook profile.
Trust me, as a 16 year old girl, deactivating a facebook profile equals more time, therefore more time to be productive, more time to procrastinate.
Deactivate your facebook profile - You won't regret it, I promise.
You will have a lot of more time. Time is gold.
How do you have more time to procrastinate cause I usually have procrastinate on Facebook, lol. While I do agree that you get a lot more time if you deactivate your Facebook, is communication ever a problem? I deactivated my Facebook a couple years ago (reactivating it after a couple of days), but now it seems virtually impossible to deactivate it again since Facebook is the main mode of communication for projects, school groups/clubs, help on homework, etc.
The Asian Trumpet Girl When you procrastinate with Facebook, you do nothing constructive at all. When you procrastinate with reading, you become a better at reading. When you procrastinate with friends, you spend time with people. Facebook is just a terrible way to try to relax, which is often what we're trying to do when we procrastinate.
Ahh, that makes sense. Yeah, times spent away from technology are usually the best. :)
However, our society is being more reliant on technology, but I guess it has its pros and cons.
Not only a strong and important message, but beautifully designed and animated as well!
Social media has started to make me feel genuinely depressed and more lonely...
I found facebook a life-saver when I was ill and couldn't go out. I kept up with what everyone was up to ... not a lot. I was also in a closed group on facebook and found this much more helpful as we shared a common interest of crafting. I felt connected.
Great talk. Great perspective
This makes me want to disconnect from social media for at least a month.
people are forgetting how to be alone with themselves. Whenever you feel the slightest bit of loneliness, you pick up your smartphone and away you go. being alone sometimes is necessary! being connected all the time is overwhelming.
This is a very narrow definition of social media. People are saying this is food for thought, but honestly it's food for squares. Very narrow, and untrue.
I am soooo happy you posted this. It's eye opening.
Not sure how I feel about the fact I shared this on facebook....
Lol :)
we all infected !
This is a result of smart, hard and good work.
Thank you so much for this. I am using both this and the original Turkle video in my teaching.
i wasn't sure what i felt about it until that last summarizing line. that's going to be some serious food for thought. thanks!
well done :)
its really deep :(
Brilliant. More people need to see this!!!
Some of the most successful, groups that were/are united towards a common goal are those of Military origin: these groups are all comprised of connected individuals and have been far more in terms of numbers than the maximum of 150 that this video proposes. Definitely for for thought though.
but does every single one of the troops converge into one squad in which everyone knows each others name and a bit about them. no they split into smaller squads. the marines the seals the air cadets. and within them they have regiments of different squads. hes saying we cant intimately know more than 150 people. even if in older times when a squad could be thousands of people intending to clash with another squad of similar size, you don't know all their names and most likely have not trained in the same location as them. its a combination of smaller intimate groups.
The organization knows everything about all of them, the individuals do not know each and every individual but the organization they serve does.
You are soooo right; you hit the nail right on the head. I just wish others could see just how right you are, and how alone we really are.
Still waiting youtube algoritam to put this in recommended...
Brilliantly presented. Personally, I won't be able to think of social media the same way again. (I posted, therefore I am)
I have a problem with this video, and it has to do with the part where it generalizes that everyone on the internet is trying their hardest to seem perfect. I have close friends that I've made over the internet that literally just behave like normal human beings. My friends are very honest about their lives and don't try to sugarcoat anything.
Conversely, to me it seems in _real life_ many people tend to try to look their best and fit in with the rest of the world. There have been many times where I have felt lonely even amongst my real life friends. The shine and sparkle exists just as much in the real world as it does on the internet, it just takes a little more social know how.
Everyone _feels_ lonely occasionally, but it's important to not pin it all on the big bad social networking. However, I do agree that *being* alone, something people should really do more, is becoming harder given the internet.
Yeah, in person everyone has a guard up and only talk about limited things. Online, everything is out in the open. I know some people online better than any friend I've ever had in person.
This is the greatest realization I've ever heard!
I really enjoyed your video, well done!
One criticism, please correct the audio mixing. The sound effects are too loud compared to your speech.
This is brilliant. Very important in this day and age of the detached cell phone user with headphones pretending everyone around them are plastic show room dummies.
"the Western world sanctions individuality. The individual is measured by personal achievements... in this course of action many people lose their social and familial connections in favor of a self-actualization ideal" That is the disease right there. Social media dependence is only a symptom.
I completely agree
Very thoughtful. I personally never thought of it that way and I'm glad that I can now say that my tendency to not go on social sites is not only not unhealthy but could be considered better for me.
Do we have an app for this?
Loved this - we are surrounded by people, and yet have very few real strong bonds. Its all so shallow.
this was so amazing, and so well done! thanks so much for taking the time to research, create, and communicate and SHARE this (lol) so widely. i agree that technology serves great purpose and don't think anyone is advocating to get rid of technology or facebook or whatever - but just not to simply let it define and substitute for real relationships, which is more of what life is all about than our image anyway right?
The best place to start is where you should end up. In a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ / yashua / Yahushua our redeemer and savior and our creator God. All wisdom and knowledge on relationships begins with Him.
I'd like to argue loneliness expands beyond Social Media. We still can have the company of others and meet people in person, be in a room full of people and feel lonely too. I would like to think this is due to the fact of the "FAKE" personalities we put up that prevented us to connect to ourselves and enjoy our own company derived from the habit of using Social Media.
Some people become awkward at socialising with others too. I had several conversation with my friends about this about how people need to learn how to socialise again. I joke that that will be a massive market for me (I am a life coach especialising in social skills) but bad for humanity. It was only recently, I gave exercise to one of my client to try new things and make a list of the things you can enjoy on your own company (read a book, play music, meditate, run, cooking, baking) because she was uncomfortable with her own company and feel lonely. Another exercise, is to have gadget free day and make habit of seeing your friends every week.
And as always, do not be afraid to BE YOURSELF. Show your imperfections, it is what makes you use. Perfection by comparing yourself to others will only make you become the second rate of others. Why would you do that when you can be the BEST version of yourself?
Louis C.K. basically said this already, but great video!
I found this as related video the look up, that is going viral. Wow. This has a better message then the look up poem. I learned so much in only 4 minutes.
The same argument was made about telegraphs, telephones, and TV's. Then, as now, it is nonsense. Even in person, people edit and play roles, from group to group, person to person. Who here speaks to their parents as they do their closest friend and in turn their boss?
I worry that such reactionary assertions as this are part of the normal course of ludditism that all great sociocultural changes brought about by technology are, sadly, afflicted by.
Spot on, only addition would be that facebook and systems like it are open and configurable its not the system its what you do with it.
Very impressive. Thank you for pulling such a current view together with such clarity in under five minutes. I will share this at school.
The problem with this video is its rhetorical tone. It presupposes that we are all obsessed with our social media personas. This is true of certain people, but not everyone, and it's a big turnoff when someone tries to tell me what I believe and how I act. Then attempts to convince me I need to change.
"We are all lonely and obsessed with social media." Speak for yourself, dude.
I think the point needs to be made about the new generation- a generation whom have never known a life without social media. Their the ones we as a society need to be the most concerned of.
Seth Forsaken i think a fair argument could be made that, although self-actualization would probably include social interaction, not necessarily everyone is quite at that stage yet. in the very least, i think it's worth entertaining the idea that an invested focus/pursuit of your career does implicate some sacrifices to your time available for socializing, because that usually (anecdotally speaking) is the case
Jason Casey every generation thinks the next generation is going to be the downfall of society and culture. it has literally never been the case. people of the future are going to be fine.
Not really. He assumes a lot of people are. Merely using general words such as "we" and "people"
Let see, are you obsessed with it now?
The people that rely of Facebook connection typically loose the skill to connect with people in the real world. Instead of worrying about their overall appearance and personality they become more interested in changing how people view their online profile. This video is spot on!!!! Good job
GIVE THIS MAN A COOKIE
wow that is crazy
Sure is!
its a she i think it’s actually by Sherry Turkle
dude... this video is crazy good. both in the animation, but mostly from the analysis... WELL DONE!
Exactly. We're losing the human touch, in a very scary way.
yes! we are losing the human touch! i feel like a lot of people in the comments don’t get the video 😂
this video has summed up what I've been feeling lately! Nice work. One massive point for me is that we can censor ourselves online, all the hesitating, freudian slips, stuttering, "eeeh"s etc are gone, and hence you don't present what we humans deem an actual person.
anyone here because the teacher told you to do it
awesome teacher! :)
Wow. Stumbled upon this video while doing some Lynda.com training. Provocative, conceptual, sophisticated in the most simplistic way. Love the use of flat infographic to tell a compelling story about the perils of social media. You can read other comments for specifics, or just watch the video. It is less than 5 minutes long.
cool video
Mateusz Laskowski I'd say it just depends on the viewer. I, too, found the graphics cool, but I also heard the video's message loud and clear.
wow, really groundbreaking stuff. amazingly original insight into this new 'computer age' we all live in these days. crazy to think about really. so lucky we have her powerful insight to pull the curtain back on such a complex and new idea
This video is dumb, social networking is a great way to not be lonely. Right now for instance, without the internet I'd be bored in my room with no one to interact with. Instead, I'm on youtube reading the comments of hundreds of people and posting a comment that I know hundreds will see. It decreased the feeling of being alone, which is a good thing.
But it is a fake interaction. Nothing can replace actual human interactions, but some people tend to believe so. See, I have nothing against enjoying some time alone, but the people that you interact with over the internet are not real people. I am as fake for you as you are for me. I am anonymous as we all are. It means that I can tell you things that I wouldnt tell you in person. And even the things that I am saying lack half of the relevance since non verbal communication is missing.
cuellartovar Unless I'm speaking with imaginary friends, there's no such thing as "fake interaction".
EisforEvil But there is such thing as fake human interaction. You may have thousands of friends in FB to talk about a funny post, but you might never see those people, because neither you nor them are interested in interacting in a real, human way.
And you are in your room because everyone else is in their room. We are all posting on this comments section, or talking via FB, because we can't waste time, we are too busy making money or simulating to be happy. If social media didn't exist, you wouldn't be in your room pretending to be entertained while looking at a cold LCD, you would be outside talking to real people, seeing their emotions, looking at their eyes, hearing how they laugh, and showing to them who you are exactly. Or have you also forgotten who you are?
Losing our humanity is the only way to progress. At some point we'll have to make a choice; or maybe we already made it and it's too late now.
banjon2012 Stop speaking for people and situations you know nothing about. I don't even use facebook and you have no idea how much I interact with my friends in person.
Right here right now it's 4 in the morning and I'm interacting with another human being. Without the internet I'd be either asleep or partaking in some solo activity. I would be completely void of human interaction and this could cause me to be lonely. Instead, there are millions of other people online right now for me to interact with. All thanks to the internet. Regardless of you calling it "fake"(lol), it's better than nothing.
what's we need today is a true friendship, and that's not gonna happen using social network,
Impressively animated, well narrated, and clearly scripted. Thanks.
Actually it is not the Western Modern world that promoted Individualism, personal achievements, career, self image and consumerism, it is the American model of capitalism. Consumerism was never at the core of Western Europe, where family, tradition and the idea of Terroir, the land, the belonging to a village, a region, a people are still important....Until the American model tries to dominate the world,,,
so fucking true!!!!!!
Thats an interesting thought. Do you know if there is some sociologist that elaborates on this by any chance? Thanks
… so true … love the script.. it's really captivating...
Well you are doing great, i appreciate you but can you go a little slower in your video. It will make the viewers understand easily what you are trying to deliver.Thanks
***** My teacher said the same thing
That last sentence caused me goosebumps ! Awesome video ! :P
Sorry, completely anecdotal, sounds like the fears of a dying out non-tech-savvy population. If this is how you feel about social media, you're doing it wrong. Social media has been around much longer than Facebook or MySpace, it's as old as the Internet itself with the first IRC chats and AOL Instant Messenger. Even longer if you suppose neighborhood bulletin boards, town meetings, and newspaper classifieds can be considered social media, but more inclined to call it social networking. There is always a medium for which to interact with people on a larger scale. And if you consider that, social networking is as old as humanity itself.
I can only hope that this gets more viewers and hopefully it's message sinks into the heads of those who need it or at least for a few people that I know.
This guy sounds lonely.
and your reasoning behind this claim...?
lol
Sherry Turkle has a wonderful TED talk that follows the same line of thought. It's called "Connected, but alone?". Highly recommended.
I totally disagree with this video. Yes, all the things you mention are possibilities, but you take an N-th degree and describe it as if it is absolute fact for everyone who uses social media. Change the absolutist language in the video to be describing what you purport as a possibility, and I agree, but as it stands now this is fear mongering pseudo science.
There are a lot of studies with evidence supporting the claims of the video. The video uses absolute language in order to drive home the point to the masses and the danger that it cane have to an unaware populous. It's not fear mongering, just uncomfortably true.
10 years later and it’s even more true now
Absolutely brilliantly said.
My life just changed...thankyou
Through my experience as a teenager social media is nothing but a vehicle for boosting and promoting one's image and reputation, but of course legitimate users of social media whose sole purpose is to connect with friends still exist.
Im gonna share this with all my Facebook friends
i know this isn't the focus of the video but...what an amazingly done animation!
It is a solid thesis. I especially liked the part about the way conversations out of real time enables an individual to edit themselves. I think that point is double edged. I remember getting into AIM when I was 13 and loving it for this reason. I was horribly awkward at that age and found it difficult to word things the way I wanted to in conversation(plus I was very shy in person). Instant messaging was a godsend for me at that age because it helped me to become more articulate and confident in the way I expressed my thoughts(which then helped me in real conversation as time passed). However in adult life, I have found that the overuse of messaging and such media has made extended phone conversations (in particular) more difficult and I find myself being short and impatient at times.
Anyway, what I mean to say is I think social media has certain merits but as with anything in this world that we consume, I feel that it's important to use it in moderation. Oldest rule in the book, no?
Really though, I think this video is a brilliant observation on how it is getting a bit out of hand (and of course I only saw it because an old college friend of mine posted it on their wall harty har har)
kudos out to soundance studio for the impeccable sound design -- and believe me, it takes alot to get me to say that! excellent, tasteful, transparent, consistent.
Completely agree with this. It obviously doesn't apply to everyone, but it makes a good point. People don't socialize like they used too. Imagine how many of the teenage shootings, suicides, etc. that could have been prevented if people actually talked to each other more in person. People have so many "friends" nowadays, but how many of them would show up to help you move, talk to you about your problems face to face, or just help you out at all in a time of need. Think about it
This rings truer every year
Abigail, technology is something our generation has grown up around. Technology gives us a sense of never being alone because we are able to edit and delete -in reality, we aren't. Technology gives us the power to be in power of our connections and interactions, where as in person we aren't in power of what happens next. This video summarizes the problem with us and technology.
Very well said
Last part gave me goosebumps
Love the swift and fluid animation
Thanks for creating this visual and revealing thought.
A really well-made video, and the thoughts were very aptly put.
So true! Must share it on Facebook and Twitter!
Great message and work. loved the use of newton and plexus in the animation. Thanks for creating this guys.
Wow...so much..man I love this guy and the guy who sent me this.
Awesome, and profound. Thank you!
The accurateness of this video and message is scary.
I love it when geniouses do the math for me. This is brilliant ! BRILLIANT !
I remember having a conversation about this at school and this video is exactly what many people said in class. People with and without a Facebook. We should do this the old way and go out and communicate with other people and meet people!!!
Forever alone and I'm loving it!!
I believe it's an observation of human behavior in our current Digital age, on a global scale. It's not implying that EVERYONE who takes part in Social Media/Networking is lonely and miserable. These are valid points brought to light, on how it's affecting us as human 'social' beings. The more we obsessively 'connect' online in a virtual environment, the more we 'disconnect' ourselves from the people that are actually around us, and that really care about us.
a most crucial message to our COMPLETELY lost teenage girls.
I have no social media actually... i dont need it. But i do game a lot.. multiplayers... and i enjoy almost all of the people i talk to.. im surrounded by people who can relate to me in at least one way if not in most... ive made many friends and a handful of amazing ones too...
Despite we have little to no precedent to gauge the sociological effects I think this video is clearly reveling things that we all can recognize . So let´s be aware , pay attention in our individual and our collective behivor and do the adjustments we need to make to ensure a healthy relationships. Congrats !
Social media isn't about quantity, quantity is just how people use it. I've had plenty of real conversations over FB with my real friends that I know deeply. This video is only about how social media portrays how it is, not actually how people use it.
I bet the people who get upset and feel misrepresented by this video's ascertains have Facebook, twitter, instagram, google plus, etc etc Im glad i watched this. Its time to look towards more meaningful personal connections...
"I share, therefore I am" haha, brilliant reiteration!
This need to go viral where people who need to see it will. Promote this on facebook, tell all the socail media addicts to go watch this!
Perfectly explained