Humans have been evolving for thousands of years and many, if not all, of our current anatomical features are adapted from the survival priorities of pre-human ancestors. Our brains are hardwired towards tribal networks as this was kind of the best method for organizing members of a group to ensure survival in the past. Despite platforms like Instagram, like Facebook being created to help humans connect social media deliberately exploit psychological features of our social brains.
This week we discuss the psychology of social media: how it controls our behaviours, social comparison and the what makes tiktok so addictive.
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