Do you ever feel like social media is manipulating your emotions? That’s not a coincidence. Platforms thrive on outrage, keeping you engaged by feeding you rage-inducing content. But you don’t have to play their game.
In this video, we’ll break down:
- How social media exploits your emotions for profit
- The importance of media literacy to recognize manipulation
- Strategies to become a free thinker and curate a healthier media diet.
Reclaim your attention. Take back control. This is the attention economy, know your clicks, shares, likes, and views are powerful.
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Disclaimer about tools: In this video I offer the suggestion to use .gov sites directly, but I filmed this before President Elon got into office and so now I suggest that if you do want to use .gov websites, go into it with the understanding that we have a VP who doesn't see a problem with lying and prefers no fact checking. That's just the reality of the situation.
JD Vance Justifying being a liar for the "greater good": https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFY3eU79/
Resources & Further Reading:
Why Facts Dont Change Minds https://jamesclear.com/why-facts-dont-change-minds
Rage Baiting Techniques You Need to Know about: https://gizmodo.com/10-internet-rage-baiting-techniques-to-know-about-1850615967
Russia owned influencers: https://www.wired.com/story/influencers-tenet-benny-johnson-tim-pool-russia-propaganda-videos/
Tools:
https://www.newsguardtech.com/
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/
https://www.politifact.com/
https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-ratings
Fav: https://ground.news/ — be sure to check out the browser extension
Books:
Media Control by Noam Chomsky
Empire of Illusion by Chris Hedges American Fascists by Chris Hedges
Invisible Hands by Phillips-Feins