Exploring the implications of participating in research studies compared to sharing life on social media, emphasizing the divergent purposes and consequences. The discussion examines researchers' altruistic motives versus tech companies' profit-driven practices, raising concerns about social media algorithms' effects on teens and personal narratives.
Researchers knew Susannah better than her own parents.
They may have even known her better than herself.
Today, how spending thirty years in a psychological study warped journalist Susannah Breslin's life.
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