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Have you watched The Social Dilemma

Posted on 9/16/20 at 6:22 pm
Posted by MsBhamTiger
deep south.
Member since Mar 2020
307 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 6:22 pm
Haven’t watched it yet but I’ve seen everyone flipping out over it. I work full time in digital marketing so I can’t imagine this documentary surprising much if at all.

Anyone watch it yet? Thoughts?
Posted by yatesdog38
in your head rent free
Member since Sep 2013
12737 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 6:32 pm to
I have watched it. Everyone should watch it because most people are too stupid to understand social media. However they probably will call this fake news and turn it back to WWE and drink more mountain dews.
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
67051 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 6:34 pm to
/We’ve created this amazing tool with endless possibilities

/Now we are realizing humans aren’t ready for this technology

/In fact, we believe we may have actually created the end of society.


///But - the only evidence we’ll provide behind our claim that society is ending is a rise in white supremacists and outsiders meddling with our elections???

Not worth the watch. Silicon Valley weirdos desperate to be in front of a camera conflating their importance to society.
This post was edited on 9/16/20 at 6:43 pm
Posted by Gorilla Ball
Member since Feb 2006
11783 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 6:39 pm to
It’s on my list
Posted by crazyLSUstudent
391 miles away from Tiger Stadium
Member since Mar 2012
5530 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 6:43 pm to
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white supremacists and outsiders meddling with our elections???



Did the creators of this show forget about the cold war, the civil war, and the KKK?
Posted by Kvothe
Member since Sep 2016
2023 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 6:44 pm to
quote:

Everyone should watch it because most people are too stupid to understand social media.


This will be the most accurate thing said in this thread
Posted by LSU316
Rice and Easy Baby!!!
Member since Nov 2007
29316 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 6:44 pm to
I just hope that it shows people just how much money they are worth as the product.....Apple, Google, FB, Instagram, Pinterest, etc don't make shite by selling stuff.....they make literally 100s of billions by selling us.

I'm not saying watching it will change anyone's behavior, but it is at least good to be educated.
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
67051 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 6:45 pm to
exactly. that’s the one underlying thing to learn from the entire show. They started out by selling ads, now they sell us.
Posted by LSU316
Rice and Easy Baby!!!
Member since Nov 2007
29316 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 6:54 pm to
quote:

Silicon Valley weirdos desperate to be in front of a camera conflating their importance to society.


No doubt it is a lot of this but there explanation of the technology at the 50000 ft lvl is pretty accurate.
Posted by redneck hippie
Stillwater
Member since Dec 2008
5601 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 6:55 pm to
Where can one watch it? Netflix? Amazon?
Posted by LSU316
Rice and Easy Baby!!!
Member since Nov 2007
29316 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 6:55 pm to
quote:

turn it back to WWE


Don't make Stone Cold stun your arse!
Posted by LSU316
Rice and Easy Baby!!!
Member since Nov 2007
29316 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 6:56 pm to
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Netflix
Posted by LoneStar23
USA
Member since Aug 2019
5215 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 7:15 pm to
Yes it is very good and if you stick through the whole documentary you should be terrified. The shite going on at these tech companies is insane
Posted by flyingtexastiger
Southlake, TX
Member since Oct 2005
1645 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 7:26 pm to
Wife and I watched it just last night. Scariest thing I've seen in years. Previous nailed it. These companies are only in it for the buck and you are worth a few bucks to them annually. Couple billion people in the world equals tidy profit.

They don't care about the truth, just stirring the pot to make a buck.
Posted by Dizz
Member since May 2008
14777 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 7:31 pm to
quote:

They don't care about the truth, just stirring the pot to make a buck.


Anyone who believes these companies care about anything other than making a buck are nieve.
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18682 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 7:50 pm to
I watched parts of it. The data mining wasn’t surprising. The algorithms that are driving narratives and creating divisive views was interesting.

Basically, machine learning algos curate more than adds. They try and pick out news stories we are interested in as well as taylor search results using these data. It’s gotten to the point where most of our news feeds are dominated by media and info that meets our confirmation bias. The psychological ramifications are problematic for people that don't realize that social media and personalization services will create an echo chamber.
Posted by xxTIMMYxx
Member since Aug 2019
17562 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 8:13 pm to
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Basically, machine learning algos curate more than adds. They try and pick out news stories we are interested in as well as taylor search results using these data. It’s gotten to the point where most of our news feeds are dominated by media and info that meets our confirmation bias. The psychological ramifications are problematic for people that don't realize that social media and personalization services will create an echo chamber


That was my biggest takeaway. This is what is destroying and dividing first world countries everywhere.
Posted by Baldy
Member since May 2020
361 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 8:16 pm to
Line that stuck with me "AI is what it does. Not what it was designed to do."

Close as I can remember anyway
Posted by xxTIMMYxx
Member since Aug 2019
17562 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 8:18 pm to
The natives in the Amazon and Africa are going to be the last people standing.
Posted by WinnPtiger
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2011
23917 posts
Posted on 9/16/20 at 8:19 pm to
quote:

Wife and I watched it just last night. Scariest thing I've seen in years. Previous nailed it. These companies are only in it for the buck and you are worth a few bucks to them annually. Couple billion people in the world equals tidy profit.

They don't care about the truth, just stirring the pot to make a buck.




and the funniest part, Twitter still can’t figure out how to make money
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