My thoughts on The Social Dilemma, despite a particularly clear standpoint on the responsibilities of the businesses mentioned, are incredibly mixed. While I’m happy that it brought a more prominent light to the serious issues that social media represents, it doesn’t offer very much else. It refuses to touch on a large portion of the causes, as it seems to fear it might get too political and touch on how big businesses become governments all to their own, refuse to treat people justly, and will use any loopholes possible to exploit human nature in favor of profit. It also contrasts what should be a deeply serious topic with a particularly poorly acted and melodramatic dramatization. The conclusion in itself doesn’t offer any answers to all of the questions, but it’s built in such a structure that has you convinced, particularly through the dramatization, that this problem is already being solved by the sheer realization alone that these things are incredibly negative. Still, after this movie has had its moment in the spotlight, these issues are more prominent than ever and are hardly being solved.
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