Description
Every breath you take, every post you make, every page you swipe, anything you type, they’ll be watching you.  Woa! That’s really creepy! They’ll be watching ME?  Who’s watching me?  Social media of course!  And what are they doing with all that information they collect on you? That’s the “Social Dilemma”.  Today we’ll be talking about the new documentary showing on Netflix that’s the center of a lot of  talk among tech people, schools, parents or anyone who uses social media tools, aka EVERYBODY!  Should we be afraid?  Should we delete our Facebook and Google accounts? Join us as we dig into those and other questions, and together unpack “The Social Dilemma”
Lessons Learned
Dennis -  Learned from Rushton Hurley at ACAMIS Conference.  Which would you rather do - “change” or “improve”?  People often say they dislike change, but rarely  say they don’t want to improve.  Look at what you are doing today and see what you can do to make it just a little bit better.

Chris - Search engine use globally reveals that over 92% of all web traffic flows through Google . In the US that number is over 88%. Imagine the data being parsed there! The closest runner up is Bing, coming in at 2.83% usage globally. If you want a search engine that reduces parsing your data then try duckduckgo , or use the duckduckgo extension in chrome that combines the search engine, tracker blocker, and encryption enforcer into one Chrome Extension (https://duckduckgo.com/app)

Daniel - Nothing better than wired connection.  Moved into my new home and set up the LAN network.  Old and trusted Apple airports.  Keep the same SSID (Service Set Identifier) Name and Password.
Fun Fact
World Wide Social Media

Facebook has 2.7 billion monthly active users as of July 2020.  Which country has the most Facebook Users?

India 290 million (21.4% of their total population)

US 190 million (57%)

Indonesia 140 million (52%)

Brazil 130 million (62%)

Mexico 89 million (70%)

Philippines 76million (71%)

https://www.statista.com/statistics/268136/top-15-countries-based-on-number-of-facebook-users/ (https://www.statista.com/statistics/268136/top-15-countries-based-on-number-of-facebook-users/)

Which country spends the most time on Social Media? The Philippines

https://digitalmarketinginstitute.com/blog/social-media-what-countries-use-it-most-and-what-are-they-using (https://digitalmarketinginstitute.com/blog/social-media-what-countries-use-it-most-and-what-are-they-using)

 
Notes & Links
There’s been lots of talk about the “documentary” The Social Dilemma on NetFlix.  The talk centers around the seemingly nefarious nature of Social Media Tools - specifically Facebook and Google - and how they are manipulating us and intentionally trying to change our behavior for the benefit of their advertisers or for political purposes.

 

Our Take on this film…

 

Daniel -

* The tension and anxiety that it produced at the beginning was a bit much.  We know that these companies are making lots of money by offering us a ‘free’ service.
* Flip side of the coin - Good intentions/Systems take on a life of their own.
* “Eroding the social fabric of society”
* Have we all fallen under a spell?
* Tristan Harris - Design Ethicist - Ethical Design

* Companies notifications are changing our behaviour

* Jaron Lanier - Author
* Center for Humane Technology - Aza Raskin

* “If you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product.

* Competing for your attention:  “How much of your life can you give to us?” Jaron Lanier - It’s the gradual, slight, imperceptible change in your own behavior and perception that is the product.  (Changing what you do and think)
* Discussion - TV for many decades did this with cable television….what is different?