{"id":9752,"date":"2019-09-19T16:51:47","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T20:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd200\/?p=9752"},"modified":"2019-10-03T17:47:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T21:47:54","slug":"mike-gecawicz-journal-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd200\/mike-gecawicz-journal-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal 3 – Mike Gecawicz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1.)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b>Summarize<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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The People Behind Your Tech Addiction Are Now Trying to
\nCurb It<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n

By Miles Schneiderman<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Following the 2016 US
\nPolitical election, much news was presented about a data analytics firm Cambridge
\nAnalytica<\/i>. It came to light that social media users\u2019 information was being
\nharvested and utilized in order to create a political micro-climate, tailored for
\nthe individual user. This targeting manipulation of the public was only possible
\nthanks to the wealth of personal data that everyone using the popular social
\nmedia site Facebook had shared publicly. In reaction to the shocking reality of
\nthis, ex-tech-insiders have banded together to create advocacy and awareness
\norganizations in order to better educate the public about the realities of
\ntechnology in the 21st<\/sup> century. Their findings have revealed a
\nsystemic perpetuation of addictive tendencies within the tech creation
\nindustry, keeping users glued for their screens for longer than ever. The end
\ngoal of these organizations like the Center for Humane Technology is to gear
\ntech creation in the direction of human gain, rather than the profit of the
\nselect few who have the privilege of being able to run these massive
\norganizations. In reaction to these efforts, companies like Google and Apple
\nhave produced their own programs with the goal of providing a conversation for parents
\nto have with their children, as well as for individuals to think more about
\nhealthy tech-user-habits.<\/span><\/p>\n

(Schneiderman,
\nMiles. \u201cThe People Behind Your Tech Addiction Are Now Trying to Curb It.\u201d YES!
\nMagazine<\/i>, Plone & Python, 28 June 2018, www.yesmagazine.org\/happiness\/the-people-behind-your-tech-addiction-are-now-trying-to-curb-it-20180628.)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Internet is a Force of Nature<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n

By Jason Dorrier<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

In the
\nearly days of the internet, there was an ethereal expectation that it would
\nexist as a place for the free flow of information, paving the way for
\ncommunities of like-minded people engaging in productive conversation. This
\nidea seems all too idealistic to the author of Dodge in Hell<\/i> a dystopian
\nnovel that paints the future of the internet as a capitalist runaway train, eluding
\nto a time when the internet will be permanently broken. From this, a question
\narises, \u201cWhere is the Internet headed?\u201d (Dorrier 2019). Doc Searls, the editor
\nin chief believes that we, the users, have a responsibility to take a good at
\nthe online world. To Searls, going back to the idealistic model of the internet
\nwould be next to impossible and stated, \u201c<\/span>The internet is elemental. It\u2019s
\na genie that\u2019s not going back in the bottle\u201d. As a result, it seems that the
\ninternet has produced a brutal lack in Truth and Accountability, as a result of
\ngroup mentality, automatically produced user preference profiles, and a
\ncomplicated attention economy, set on designing services most likely to keep
\nyou clicking. All of this leads to a manipulation of the billions of people who
\nuse these services every day. Perhaps then, the solution would be to treat the Internet
\nlike someone would treat the wild; with a sense of inspiration, rather than
\nfear.<\/p>\n

(<\/span>Dorrier, Jason. \u201cThe Internet Is a Force
\nof Nature. It’s Our Job to Civilize It.\u201d Singularity Hub<\/i>, 6 Sept. 2019, https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/2019\/08\/25\/the-internet-is-a-force-of-nature-its-our-job-to-civilize-it\/.)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Humane: A New Agenda for Tech<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n

By The Center for Humane Technology<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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In the modern world of
\nsocial media, it is easy to forget just how unnatural all of it is. The Center
\nfor Humane Technology (CHT) has moved that the internet is no longer a place
\nfor equal sharing of information for all, but is rather a breeding ground for
\nunethical practices of large corporations to pray upon users in ways they may
\nnot even realize. Overpowered and overwhelming AI is one of the major causes of
\na digital climate that has become incredibly inhumane and disrespectful of
\npersonal privacy. An AI can very easily know more about an individual than they
\nmay know about themselves, simply from the collection and analysis of millions
\nof data points in fractions of a second. Alongside this new development, has
\ncome a wave of artificial social systems that has promised to bring people
\ntogether, but has in fact separated individuals into their own camps, and has
\nlaid the bait for hate groups and mob mentalities to form when face to face
\ncontact is nothing but a fleeting memory. CHT envisions a more utopian image of
\nthe internet. Someday, perhaps, the tech giants of the world will be battling
\nover the needs of their users through a system of fiduciary motives, rather
\nthan that of profit and other financial gains of the few.<\/span><\/p>\n

(<\/span>Center for Humane Technology, director. Humane:
\nA New Agenda for Tech<\/i>. Vimeo<\/i>, 18 Sept. 2019, vimeo.com\/332532972.)<\/span><\/p>\n

A Social Network Designed to Combat Depression<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n

By Kyle Vanhemert<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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As the social media bubble
\nbegan to grow and people all over the world were beginning to connect, a select
\nfew people were asking a rather compelling question; was it all good?
\nConsidering it is all too common for people to create a publish a work and
\nworry about the effects later, it was only a matter of time before the true
\ncolors of the internet\u2019s potential would come into view. Robert Morris, a 34-year-old
\ngraduate of Princeton with a degree in phycology was asking this question
\nhimself as he became quite present on the Programming Community Stack
\nOverflow.<\/i> Being new to coding, he soon realized that a supportive environment
\nlike SO was exactly what he needed to overcome any insecurities he had about
\nbeing a beginner programmer in a world of professionals. This has led him to
\nthe creation of a social media app with a focus on empowering people and
\nhelping them to better their mental state. Seeing as tech has the ability to
\novercome all barrier (Morris), he and a team created the social media app
\nPanoply. Following a study to is effectiveness in creating a space to combat
\ndepression, Morris has focused his efforts on creating a more polished
\napplication, Koko, <\/i>to act as a sort of digital group therapy for anyone
\nwho needs it. While critics of the idea have pointed out the potential for the
\nnetwork to lead to an endless index of \u201cdepressing anecdotes\u201d, the goal of the
\napp is to create happiness, rather than exploit the user attention at the
\nbenefit of the organization behind it. \u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

(<\/span>VanHemert, Kyle. \u201cA Social Network
\nDesigned to Combat Depression.\u201d Wired<\/i>, Conde Nast, 6 June 2017,
\nwww.wired.com\/2015\/04\/social-network-designed-combat-depression\/.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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2.)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b>Question<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

How much more addicted are the youth of today to their vices (i.e. technology),
\nthan the previous generation was to their respective vices (i.e. cigarettes)?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

What makes me most curious about this is the question of evolution. People as a
\nwhole are hardly any different this decade than they were in the last
\nchemically. With that in mind, it would likely follow that people responses to
\nstimuli of any kind would always scale with the intensity of that stimuli. In
\nshort, if kids these days have such a problem around their use of social media,
\nis this a new trend? Or have people always had a crutches and vices that were
\neither not talked about, or were just scaled down as a result of a less
\nconnected world?<\/span><\/p>\n

3.)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b>Articles<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

a.
\n<\/span><\/span>The importance of social media when it comes to LGBTQ kids
\nfeeling Seen<\/i> \u2013(Leventry, Amber. \u201cThe Importance of Social Media When It
\nComes to LGBTQ Kids Feeling Seen.\u201d The Washington Post<\/i>, WP Company, 18
\nSept. 2019, www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/2019\/09\/20\/importance-social-media-when-it-comes-lgbtq-kids-feeling-seen\/.)<\/a><\/p>\n

b.
\n<\/span>Juvenoia: The kids are all right, even on the Internet \u2013 <\/i>COLLIER,
\nANNE. \u201cJuvenoia: The Kids Are All Right, Even on the Internet.\u201d The
\nChristian Science Monitor<\/i>, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2013, www.csmonitor.com\/The-Culture\/Family\/Modern-Parenthood\/2013\/0723\/Juvenoia-The-kids-are-all-right-even-on-the-Internet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

c.
\n<\/span>Six Things that Drive \u201cTechnopanics\u201d \u2013 <\/span><\/i>Thierer,
\nAdam. \u201cThe Six Things That Drive \u2018Technopanics.\u2019\u201d Forbes<\/i>, Forbes
\nMagazine, 18 Mar. 2012, www.forbes.com\/sites\/adamthierer\/2012\/03\/04\/the-six-things-that-drive-technopanics\/#20c476c170b0<\/a>.<\/p>\n

d.
\n<\/span>Teens are anxious and depressed after three hours a day on social
\nmedia<\/i> \u2013 Basu, Tanya. \u201cTeens Are Anxious and Depressed after Three Hours a
\nDay on Social Media.\u201d MIT Technology Review<\/i>, MIT Technology Review, 11
\nSept. 2019, www.technologyreview.com\/f\/614297\/teens-are-anxious-and-depressed-after-three-hours-a-day-on-social-media\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

e.
\n<\/span>10 ways being a kid has changed in the past
\n20 years<\/span><\/i> \u2013 Murphy, Rachel. \u201c10 Ways Being a Kid Has Changed in the
\nPast 20 Years.\u201d INSIDER<\/i>, INSIDER, 19 Sept. 2019, www.insider.com\/how-being-kid-is-different-now-than-it-was-20-years-ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n

f.
\n<\/span>Instagram, Facebook, and the Perils of \u201cSharenting\u201d \u2013 Hsu, Hua.
\n\u201cInstagram, Facebook, and the Perils of \u2018Sharenting.\u2019\u201d The New Yorker<\/i>,
\nThe New Yorker, 11 Sept. 2019, www.newyorker.com\/culture\/cultural-comment\/instagram-facebook-and-the-perils-of-sharenting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

4.)
\n<\/span><\/b>Short Summary<\/b><\/p>\n

Instagram, Facebook, and the Perils of \u201cSharenting\u201d<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n

By Hue Hsu<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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As parents have become more
\npresent on social media, there has been a new wave of bloggers, tweeters and
\nposters all with the goal of sharing the lives of their children. Often times,
\nafter a soccer game, birthday party, or learners permit, parents will tend to
\nshare images and personal information about their kids on social media for all
\nto see. On the surface, this may seem like a cute way for parent to stay
\nconnected. However, as many individuals in academia have pointed out, the
\nphilosophical implications of sharing any form of data is usually not as simple
\nas it may first seem. This take on a whole new level as much of the kids
\nfeatured in these posts are too young to even read, let alone social media.
\nThis begs the question, is there consent? Considering the ever-looming eye of
\nFacebook and Google, constantly watching, collecting and using our data to
\ntailor adds and content for us, it should be no surprise that there is a
\nreaction to the data the parents are presenting about their kids. The
\nimplications may seem small, but consider the possibilities that come when
\nthese children enter their teen years and join the social networks. When someone\u2019s
\nentire youth is documented and being used to exploit them by forces beyond
\ntheir grasp, the outcome can be nothing but dark.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Teens are Anxious and Depressed After
\nThree Hours a Day on Social Media<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n

By Tanya Basu<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

A study
\nconducted by JAMA psychiatry has bought to light the real-world effects that social
\nmedia can have on the growing minds of the youth of the world. After collecting
\ndata from over 6500 early-teens, the results suggest that \u201cthree hours [per
\nday] of social media correlated with higher rates of mental health issues, even
\nafter adjusting for a history of such problems\u201d (Basu). The ramifications of
\nthese results have been summed up to internal and external reactions ranging
\nfrom depressive to aggressive behavior. While the solution to this issue is yet
\nto be determined, it is suggested that use in moderation could be a motto to
\nremember in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

5.)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b>Conclusion<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

After
\ncareful consideration of the information gathered, I can honestly say I have
\nlearned a lot in a very short amount of time. My opinion on the matter remains
\nthe unaltered; this is not a 21st<\/sup> century problem. For as long as
\nthere has been documented evidence of human projection, there has always been a
\nfear of \u201cthe end\u201d. The belief that those who came before us have set us up for
\nfailure, and that those who will run the world after us will surely run it into
\nthe ground. That is not to say that there is no evidence of the severity that
\nmany people have with relation to internet addiction and the implicating that
\ncome with always being connected to a network that is constantly monitoring
\nyou; there is quite a lot. There are quite a lot of evidence that the current
\ntechnical climate is designed to make a small percentage of the world rich,
\nwhile engaging many others to a device or a service of their making. However,
\nwhat none of the authors I have reviewed have seemed to have addressed is any
\ncomparison to previous effects. There is of course the argument that there is clearly
\nmore depression and anxiety in our youth today, in fact that was greatly
\nreported in the articles recommended, but that does not account for the
\naccounts not taken. When a relative of mine was child, he suffered from
\nanxiety, but there was no outlet to express these feeling; just the words to
\nexpress them were too taboo. For this reason, he went most of his young adult
\nlife living with anxiety. He was one of many data points that were not
\naccounted for thanks to cultural ramifications. Perhaps, the fact that it
\nappears more people than ever have anxiety and depression is a result of a
\ngreater acceptance and conversation about mental health, and not that this new
\ntechnology is the lone culprit. The simplest and scariest solution is so rarely
\nright one. My view has been made more complex to say the least, and I think
\nthat I will need to do more private research in order to come to a conclusion
\nbased entirely on collected data of the many, and not of the options of the
\nfew.<\/span><\/p>\n

6.)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b>Adaptation<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Social media, as it stands, is not designed to leave the
\nuser better off than when they started using. Much like any crutch, it is
\nsomething to give a level of momentary satisfaction, with little resolve to
\nshow for it. Yes, you may become more famous as a result of posting the right
\nthing at the right time, but that in of itself has little meaning in the grand
\nscheme of things; people become irrelevant every day. The trouble with limiting
\nthe expanse and extent that social media and the internet as a whole may grow
\nis close minded and restrictive. Unions across America have always fought new
\ntechnology, but no matter the protest, walkouts and sit-ins, technology always
\npresses forward in the direction depicted by those who hold the wheal \u2013 the
\nupper one percent. It begins, where most reforms must begin, and that is with
\neducation. People must be taught about the realities of the internet as it
\nstands today, but there should be forum that allows this. A mass consensus on
\nthe benefit and drawbacks that come with being a citizen on the internet will
\nallow people to come together and create a social network based on their needs,
\nand in order to represent the idealistic model that the internet was born to
\nbe. This fiduciary model would be aimed at a more anarchist approach to social
\nmedia, based in a decentralized medium like Block Chain. Without the hands of a
\nselect few lucky programmers and executives to turn the tides of what is
\ncollected and not, what is shown and not, and who sees what, the network would
\nebb and flow just as the users do. No decisions done alone, and no restriction
\non innovation. Simply a mass creation, hell-bent on the freedom of its users,
\naiding in the profit of none.<\/span><\/p>\n

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