Is Social Media a Driver of Polarization?

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Social media is in pretty much every country except for China and maybe North Korea. A lot of polarization, it varies around the world. In general, use of social media has corresponded to decreases in that kind of affective polarization. "I think we should talk to Social Media companies about how they handle the specific pieces of content"

Mark Zuckerberg is CEO of Meta, formerly Facebook.

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(00:00) – Introduction
(11:29) – Metaverse
(31:06) – Identity in Metaverse
(43:15) – Security
(47:40) – Social Dilemma
(1:09:46) – Instagram whistleblower
(1:14:31) – Social media and mental health
(1:19:56) – Censorship
(1:37:05) – Translation
(1:44:40) – Advice for young people
(1:50:28) – Daughters
(1:53:16) – Mortality
(1:57:49) – Question for God
(2:00:55) – Meaning of life