A very meaningful documentary. The most impressive thing is that technology does bring us a lot of convenience, but is it really necessary to evolve to social recognition every five minutes? I think I was addicted to QQ for a while at the beginning, and I would post several stories a day, all of which were small jokes copied from magazines, attracting students to interact. In fact, my heart is quite empty, and the emptiness makes me use this method to gain attention. If I were a little more beautiful, I might be like the little girl in the film and take selfies like crazy.
The most anxious about appearance should be in Xiaohongshu. In fact, I want to do a shortsighted surgery this year, which must have the influence of social media. We want to be what we look like in the pictures, we compare ourselves to people who are imaginary, and we take a lot of pressure. Technology brings so much convenience, but it seems, it makes us more anxious and unhappy.
Of course I am very grateful to the Internet, without it how can I escape the prejudice of the small city and touch the wider world. It is hard to imagine what I am now without the guidance of many sisters along the way. The people I meet make up me, and the Internet certainly broadens the horizons.
But the Internet cannot expand love, or even squeeze the space of love. When we indulge in short videos, fast food literature, fragmented information, a lot of attention is sucked away, and a lot of inspiration evaporates, which is a bit like taking drugs. During my long-term use of mobile phones, the screen usage time can reach ten hours a day, and people are in a kind of light happiness. An unexamined life is not worth living. Looking back at this time carefully, it is indeed a waste of life.
The second half of the film talks about the impact of algorithms and big data on politics, climate, and even human civilization as a whole, which is not alarmist. The information cocoon allows us to see only what we want to see even when we are on the Internet. We are in an unprecedented separation. People here seem to just want to divide camps, not discuss issues. As a result, extreme views have gained support, extreme behaviors have often occurred, everyone has become an island, and mutual understanding has become an extravagant hope.
This is not what we want to see.
It's actually pretty simple to do, isn't it? Independent will, independent will is very important. Go for more views, be wary of social media, be wary of automated feeds and second-hand information. Read more books, see with your own eyes, experience with your own eyes, don't listen to one-sided words, love and feel for yourself.
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