Social media addiction – how it changes your brain | Luke Burgis | Big Think
Social media addiction – how it changes your brain | Luke Burgis | Big Think
Social media addiction – how it changes your brain, with Luke Burgis
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By definition, mimetic desire means that we’re adopting another person’s…
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I think the memetic desire shows us that social medias have come into our life robustly. So we have to control our attention what we consume on: videos, audious, texts and so on. Because in these bunches of information we can lost our targets, feeling and us completely.
Social media has destroyed relationships and our communication skills. Now we are all online consumers while mindlessly swiping on and off we just lose our ability to focus on real shit.
Great work
I deleted my face book a year ago…Biggest enemy maker I ever saw worst than cb radio…
Social media isn't the problem if u use it in the right way but our own brain is the biggest problem of em all if it only absorbs the negativity from it😅
Thank you
By the way, the video was great and the video with Taya was awesome. I loved it and hope you continue your way this direction ❤️
In my opinion people don't know how to use social media useful and it is the biggest problem
Delete your social media accounts everyone ❤
get rid of it if you can thats my advice
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There are constantly censorships of all sorts of social media, comments censorships, video censorships, news censorships, etc., and all sorts of accusations. Mostly by the Underworld Inner Earth Zionist 666 Reptilian Dragon Baal and the various SimCity Multi-Players Multi-Telephones Multi-Microphones X's Full Time Gamers and Hackers. There can be a social media platform/s for children, age restricted to children, and a separate social media platform for adults. The timeloop population needs to drastically dramatically decrease decline, including being permanently infertile, unable to reproduce.
im immune to this ,and pepole goes nuts because of this.
Ah, the tangled web of mimetic desire in the age of social media. It's like being caught in a whirlwind of aspirations and comparisons, all happening in the palm of our hand.
With the advent of social platforms, we've been handed a buffet of models to emulate—celebrities, influencers, friends, acquaintances—all showing off their best angles, their perfect moments, their seemingly flawless lives. It's easy to get swept up in the allure of it all, to start craving what they have, whether it's tangible possessions or intangible experiences.
But here's the rub: all desire stems from a sense of lack, a feeling that we're missing out on something. And in the endless scroll of social feeds, there's always another model, another image, another life to covet. It's a recipe for a never-ending chase, a pursuit of fulfillment that always seems just out of reach.
Choosing our models wisely becomes crucial. Are they leading us towards genuine fulfillment, or are they just triggering quick dopamine hits and fleeting fantasies? It's a delicate balance between inspiration and comparison, between motivation and obsession.
Understanding this mimetic landscape of social media is like navigating a minefield. Without awareness, we risk being puppets to the algorithms, controlled by the whims of likes, shares, and notifications.
So, perhaps it's time for a digital detox every now and then, a pause to recalibrate our desires, reassess our values, and reclaim our autonomy from the relentless scroll. Let's be the masters of our own aspirations, not slaves to the curated images of others. After all, true fulfillment rarely comes from a screen—it's found in the richness of our own lived experiences. 🌿
Another day to celebrate the moment I decided to pull out and delete my socials. I was never so much into the social media world. In fact it was my friend who snatched my phone and created an account for me. I didn't complain. I just left it as it was and used it whenever I got time. Usually I would follow military technology, Ai, Natgeo, Astrophysics cosmology and nuclear science there apart from friends. Things went on and it didn't go so well. Over the time I realised the kind of content, the bots, scams, toxic ideologies, ads and promotions, late replies from some strangers who I befriended. It exacerbated the situation to the point that I felt in excruciating depression. Nevertheless, I held onto it. The final nail on the coffin came in the form of reels and shorts, this is when I decided I'm done with this. Having permanently left all my accounts for about a year I realised I found peace of mind. I'm mostly here on YouTube to gain academic knowledge on my areas of interest and music. However I wish I had a better platform or maybe I could customise the 15 sec dancing shorts which pop up all the time but YouTube is way better than most that I know about. My business is as usual as it was before, I talk to those who really care for me over a phone call or meet them in person and for me it's the best thing which happens to me in this fast lifestyle.
All these negative comments about social media, we should also try to see the positive side. Focus on what you want to attract. I spend time on social media and I don't think it is destroying me. I take responsibility of my life and I won't blame nothing for it. Social media entertains me. Also, social media made it possible for me to watch videos like this that speak of how social media is destructive. Everything is a little bit of poison and healing, it is the dose that makes the difference.
And you post on social media 🙄
Same people who used to make fun of nerds using they apps now😂
I heard there was high school before social media how was it like
I used to check out Instagram EVERY DAY consuming bodybuilding content (I´m a gymrat) watching all the great physiques and lifestyles of the sport. It motivated me to do better, but it also depressed me a lot because I always thought I was STILL not as good as those guys with the washboard abs and huge, lean muscles. After I uninstalled my instagram app and tiktok, my life got less focused on what I did not have and more into what I could do now.
Keanu Reeves don't use social media and look at him, so happy and humble
I absolutely hate the bloody music!!
Do anybody want to accept Jesus christ as your savior he want to give you love peace and happiness and joy and happiness and joy and salvation and eternal life if u confess your sins
सबसे ज्यादा सेलिब्रिटी + पॉलिटिकल गेंग Social media पर रहती हे
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गैंग जो बिना लोबी के लेडी दुर्योधन फैट
रेह नही सकती हे।
Deleted since 2020. Living a beautiful, cheerful life full of freedom from posting and tagging all the time.
Ironical… How an informative video about the toxicity of social media is uploaded to one such social media platform😅
Btw I really loved the content. Everything you said is true. It was all happening with me back in 2016-20 or 21 when I decided to take control of my life and deleted all my social media accounts except YouTube, coz YouTube has more pros than cons.
Well, I'm still aimless tbh😅 but atleast I'm keeping myself free from the seeming and ostensible world of Instagram (worst), Facebook, etc. and I'm way less depressed than before.😌
– Manipulation is ruining our world and it is creating a fear society
Quit SM since 2022. Best decisition ever. I sleep excelent. Practice outdoor activities. Meditate. I am conected to the present and the planet. It is lonely but I dont care I am happy and at peace with my conscious life.
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I do not have account on instagram
Buy a light phone people. Best decision I’ve ever done
Just delete it, don’t deactivate, delete. Give it a year, if you’re happy then don’t go back on it, if you really do miss it you could always create a new account, it’s really not that big of a deal. I deleted mine over a year ago and don’t miss it at all, but to each their own.