
Peter Wang - The Predatory Infinite Feed
Subversive w/Alex Kaschuta
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The Cost of Authenticity in Social Media
"I was watching this, I don't know, fitness influencer woman. And it was so interesting how she had perfected the art of creating a connection with me on the other side," he says. "And that's kind of the ideal interaction that you'd like to have with a human." But there is a certain cost to that interaction where when you just pop your ass in the seat and just watch social media for 10, 12 hours a day, 'you're essentially only receiving the upside' He adds: "You're tickling some limbic system that simulates the pleasure that you receive from having an authentic connection"
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