As a reminder, I'm not addicted to this channel, just speculating as to what it would be like for someone to be addicted to this channel.

Making critical thinking courses in high school mandatory would solve about 75% of these problems.

Self-responsibility is not what people want to hear, yet it IS the solution for most problems. Thank you Dr. Grande.

In terms of targeted advertising, I think the point of the documentary is that it isn’t as simple as a harmless retailer trying to sell their products. Instead it’s a massive collection of data on one person that results in a specific algorithm for that person, choosing which articles, ads, news stories etc to put in front of them, with no regard to their validity. It is showing how this model can affect the user’s personality and influence their personal and political decisions, and can also lead to isolation and radicalisation. Yes, this type of influence has existed in the past but never in the form we see now, where the influence is invisible, insidious and constant. The tech industry is still so new and so misunderstood, which is why it’s so important to listen to experts - in this case, the people who designed these models. I’m surprised your analysis implied you know more about this subject than the documentarians.

I❤️ the "that's an interesting theory, but let's look at the facts.."

Dr. Grande: Hello this is Dr. Grande- Me: *smashes like button*

Thank you for this. I have 2 teens who love their iPhones and who are also creative. My husband and I realized years ago that social media is here to stay so instead of being afraid of what our kids were getting into we learned about it and when my daughter wanted to start posting her music covers and my son his comedic videos, we guided them and taught them about their responsibility having an audience etc. They’ve learned how to do amazing video editing - especially my son. My daughter is a songwriter and shares her music with a large audience. My son is doing editing jobs and writing film scripts and creating videos. Anyway, my husband and I feel we made the right decision when they were younger by being involved and monitoring and guiding. We’re having fun as a family too as we support each other’s creative projects. Thanks for your many videos! I actually find them a breath of fresh air and entertaining!

I deleted my Facebook and Instagram about 2 months ago (also my purchase apps like Asos and the like)I have to say I don't miss it at all, and I feel relieved for not seeing so much anger and hatred all the time (and feeling it also, because I also felt outraged about certain things, becoming part of the problem with social media). I'm back to reading my books, and haven't been shopping for stuff "I didn't know I needed". It feels good.

"We should have never given the robot a rocket launcher." 🤣🤣🤣💀☠💣🚀🚀👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

In your choir analogy, what happens is more people in the choir start singing louder in order to match them and eventually most of the choir are singing like the most extreme one. This is group polarisation theory.

I really like this analysis. You’re basically expressing “personal responsibility”, “the sovereignty of the individual.” Very balanced. I immediately thought the documentary was trying to scare me. I don’t like pandering!

‘Social Dilemma’ was an interesting watch. I’m growing weary of FB and Twitter and all that that implies. Having been born at the very beginning of Generation X, I think we can see really clearly the stark contrast between before/after of the Information Age. Thankfully since I no longer work I’m finding I leave my device alone for long periods of time. And I’m ok with that. ☮️

Lmao 😂 Dr. Grande you are a national treasure! Critical thinking is most definitely the bigger issue.

I clicked on the notification like my life depended on it lol

Nothing social, about "social" media.

I love how Dr. Grande brings people back to Earth 🌎 ❤!!!!!

"We should never have given the robot a rocket launcher." Priceless Dr, G. As always! What would we do without you!

This is very interesting. Definitely puts a new light on social media for me, (I gave that up awhile ago). I do believe it can bring out the shallowness in folks. Thank you Dr. Grande:) I think I’m going to go read my car manual.

YESSSSSSSSS!!! THANK YOUUUUUUUUU!!!!! Both my husband and I appreciate the information in the show, but in the end, we rely on our soundness of mind to keep us balanced. Awesome video, Dr. Grande! Thank you! 🧜‍♀️ 🧜‍♀️ 🧜‍♀️ 🧜‍♀️ 🧜‍♀️

Dr Grande I always read the car manual. And you, doctor, are a talking Manual for life, you help people figure things out, change the fuses in their life, work out how to operate cruise control and when to change the disc brakes or windscreen wipers. .

I could listen to dr Grande read the dictionary 😍 sooo calming.

Dr. Grande brings a much-needed rational perspective to the targeted advertising issue. (I needed it, anyway.) He reminded me that annoying ads peddling something I might actually need or want are better than annoying ads trying to convince me that I need something I don't want or want something I don't need. Thanks.

You said alien lizard people without laughing 👏🏼👏🏼

I would love a video about boundaries in general and also in regards to social media

I just watched The Social Dilemma and was making voice recordings as i went for a commentary video on it. Even the opening quote got me disagreeing, so i knew there was something there. Though it gives out useful information that many people may not be aware of, i kept finding myself shaking my head going, "How can people believe x or y so easily? Don't they have their own critical judgment?" That is what is most scary to me - people's laziness and lack of willingness to take responsibility for their own choices - much scarier than the "AI" that's gonna "take on the world". Blaming social media or society or their boss that forces them to use it instead of putting the phone down or at least, turning off most notifications. Self-responsibility, you nailed it, and that is an extremely unpopular concept with a majority of people because it requires courage, self-examination, and sacrifice. ❤️

My generation especially; can’t empathize with one another. With or without social media. Thanks DTG

Just the other day i thought Well, in the waiting room of a doctor we used to read a bit in the magazines from the table or just start a conversation with someone waiting too. Now we look at our phone or take a magazine or start a conversation. Maybe one thing is clear, don t forget to put the phone down for human contact and fon t get too addicted. But for me it has become like a book, magazine, newspaper, it s so practical. It can also help to send a quick message, so someone doesnt have to worry or u can warn when coming late. I have decided, after looking also at the downsides to stick with the good sides and use it responsably.

Perfect timing. A little Dr. Grande to go with endless charting/work that I've been dreading. 😊

I enjoyed this. I was reading an old Agatha Christie book, and in this old book people used radios for entertainment. In one part of trying to solve the murder, a character says, “It’s all these radio waves in the air that are doing who knows what to people’s brains.” (Paraphrased). When I was young, I remember my father talking about TV as being the excuse for behavioral problems in youth. Interesting topic, well done.

Hey Dr. Grande, could you analyze Dr. Grande?

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is common sense. Personal responsibility.

An excellent critical analysis remembering that "critical" means judgment of an issue by a rule that compares what is known to what is not known, what is useful to what is not, how to apply that judgment next time a similar experience presents itself. Most of us call this being responsible for the choices we make, and, realizing that not-choosing is definitely a choice with social consequences, first for ourself, and then, for others.

After venturing into true crime channels I don’t know if I’m pleased I now know a little more about murder or I should be terrified about what human beings are capable of doing to each other. And after the Lori Daybell case and Suzanne Morphew it baffles me how addictive something that has nothing to do with me can be. Is it empathy I feel or an obsession.

Lol Dr. Grande you really have the best channel on KZfaq, I could watch your videos all day! You crack me up and discuss the most interesting topics.

This was hard to focus on as I was interrupted 6 times with adds

Fact: I've uninstalled facebook and instagram from my mobile a week ago and the results are that I have much more time to enjoy more important things and I already feel much less anxious without all the news and hate that is spread on social media. I challenge everyone to take a week off and see the difference. If you don't like it, it's simple, install it back.

Couple of things... You say that social media is "a tool" which I think is addressed in the documentary itself. I think calling it just a tool seems to ignore a lot of the issues. I work with a lot of teens who are influenced by what others put on social media. These can be violent or hyper sexual people who use social media as their tool to spread their message. Social media companies become complicit in the damage caused to teens since they use AI to passively exacerbate the issue exponentially. Before social media we could restrict the harmful influence of others on our teens by physically keeping them separate but now we can't. You compared blaming social media to blaming liquor stores for alcoholism. I think this ignores the fact that social media is much more accessible than a liquor store and the sale of alcohol is restricted - children can't buy it legally for a start. If alcohol was available for free out of our phones at any time then maybe we'd say something had gone too far... Especially if it then aggressively advertised itself to those who seemed especially interested.

The makers of a Netflix film called Cuties organised a twerking competition. They invited 650 girls aged around 11 years of age to twerk in front of them. The "winners" of this real life twerking competition were then used to play characters in a film called "Cuties" about 11 year old girls who had to twerk to win a twerking competition. Are the makers of this film saying that it's a bad thing to organise twerking competitions for 11 year old girls or not? I can't tell...

I really liked the 1 in 25 singers analogy. It solidified what I have observed in news media.

The biggest improvement social media has made to society is that it's much easier to detect the degree of narcissism in each individual, how well informed and scientifically inclined we are

I disagree with some of your conclusions - lemme explain :D I actually think you raise some great points - especially around personal responsibility and boundary setting when using these platforms. That said, as a technologist myself, I will say that I disagree with a few major parts of your discussion. 1 - While I agree that the advertising model is to the benefit of companies selling a product (and presumably, the potential consumers of said product), I think this ignores a fundamental part of what’s going on here. These advertising networks are built using Machine Learning technologies. These technologies are extremely complex and are often designed by groups of data scientists and AI engineers, but in very simple terms, they are built to self improve and self optimize with respect to a set of target parameters. In the case of social media ads and the recommendation system, these parameters are almost always user engagement (clicks, likes, comments, etc) and session time. Now, by their very nature, these systems are constantly watching user behavior and testing out different strategies to “catch” them (ie to click an ad). That’s what makes them targeted ads. To better see the ethical complications, consider the following example - a social media website decides to vend me an ad for workout equipment. The ad features a fitness model showcasing all of his muscles. Now *why* was I shown this ad? Maybe it was because I’m interested in sports. Or maybe it’s because I’m a professional weight lifter. Or.. maybe it’s because I have been googling information about body dysmorphia and have been acting particularly depressed in my online activities lately. From the perspective of the algorithm, it doesn’t matter *why* I should be shown the workout ad. It just knows that people like me are VERY likely to click on it, so it’s going to show it to me. And in a sense, yes, this is just really well targeted advertising that benefits a company and a consumer. But in my eyes, this poses an obvious ethical dilemma in the latter case because it involves exploiting a psychological vulnerability that is very specific to me in that moment. Clearly the solution for me here would be to get help from a psychologist or therapist - not buying a piece of workout equipment because I saw some ad that triggered my body dysmorphia. I would agree that people should be trained in technological literacy and be aware of how these algorithms work, but I also think, at some point, it’s unethical to package and sell our psychological vulnerabilities to companies only to later be used against use for a sale - and that’s precisely what these companies do. And they’re only going to get better at it unless we regulate them. 2 - I also disagree with the point about technologists seeming surprised about what they’ve built and how this betrays a level of incompetence. For one thing, I think most new technologies have unexpected ramifications. I don’t think the guy who invented the steam engine and subsequently kicked off the industrial revolution knew that it would trigger a global climate crisis. This lack of foresight doesn’t indicate incompetence, at least in my opinion. It just illuminates how unexpectedly complicated new inventions can be - especially when they are scaled to support billions of people. I think the same goes for the ramifications for social media. Furthermore, no one specifically designed social media to propagate misinformation. They designed social media to propagate content that garners high engagement and session time a la machine learning. The fact that misinformation is highly engaging and therefore highly promoted by these algorithms is an unexpected outcome. Anyway, those are my main disagreements. I hope that makes sense xD I do appreciate you adding a dose of skepticism to this documentary. Your perspective is always refreshing to hear. Cheers!

Faster than a knife fight in a phone booth with these videos.

I think a lot of people are missing the fact that social media is not just a thing you log into and all you have to do is avoid logging in excessively or avoid leaving your critical thinking skills at the door. The algorithms are set up specifically to present emotionally triggering content to you the very second you log in, because that kind of content is what encourages engagement. That kind of content also influences people's moods and their state of mind. The presentation of the content is specifically designed to keep the user engaged but dissatisfied, and also to keep you from being able to concentrate by constantly presenting you with more and more content intermixed with advertisements. You can see this yourself pretty easily just by considering the amount of real posts that you see from people you actually know in comparison to the completely disproportionate number of ads and "trending" or "related" posts that the algorithm has decided you should see. It has gotten to the point where companies are dangling the carrot of genuine human contact above users heads, while feeding them upsetting, divisive, and sometimes also funny or legitimately interesting content. It's the withholding of genuine or positive content from the pages you intentionally follow and the people you're trying to connect with that I find particularly insidious. Social media use has become a normalized way for people to "stay connected", but it's not connecting the lonely housebound individual with friends and family in an environment that fosters joviality and emotional connection. It's connecting them to a warped manipulative timeline designed to make them feel stressed, because activating a person's stress response is the best way to keep them scrolling and engaging. It's also a useful state of mind for advertising purposes. It's easy to say that people just need critical thinking skills to avoid the harmful effects of an environment like that- but I don't think critical thinking is the solution to every harmful, ubiquitous social norm that we face. Intervention is the only solution- changing the landscape is the only thing that really makes healthy changes more accessible to tired, stressed, busy people. Kids, especially, are being conditioned by social media's algorithms before they have even learned how to form real-world based friendships. In some ways, social media has become our real world. If everyone I know is on Facebook the majority of the time, that means that in order to keep up with the people I care about, I have to interact with them through the warped veil of Facebook. When you try to get people to interact in other ways, like through actual phone calls or hanging out in person, they drop off or refuse because all of their time and social energy is spent on social media. Studies have shown that teenagers are not meeting up with their friends in person as much anymore, and instead spending hours and hours on social media- and that's leading to depression and suicidal ideation in teens. But I think that's happening for adults too. In its current iteration, social media is creating a lonely, emotionally unhealthy world. If we logged in and got human connection out of it, I would feel differently. But we don't. We get whatever Facebook or Twitter or KZfaq wants us to get out of that time spent. And what they want us to get out of it is, a lot of times, distress or animosity or shock or clicks on various links from sponsored posts. Social media is changing our culture in measurably negative ways, rather than making us more connected the way the telephone did. I think the distinctions are important- and I think victim blaming is not the way to go. You can tell someone they should have known better and could have avoided something, but how often can they make better choices when the bad choice literally makes up the landscape of their life as they have come to know it? People need guidance around this topic, which is not yet widely available to them. Social media has become an unchecked de-humanizing force in our modern world and most people who use it are not consciously aware of the ways that it's affecting them. All they know is that they feel badly, and so they just reach for their phone again and they open the app again and again.

Your videos are all great Dr. Grande, but this one is particularly excellent.

I can say this, I feel less anxiety in my life after ditching social media. People many times are presenting something unrealistic about their lives because they get satisfaction from how they look to others and how many likes and positive feedback they get. And people began to in a way compete with each other by posting more pics and events they are attending, and who they are with and what they are eating. And it makes others feel bad about their own lives and what they may perceive to be lacking in their own life by comparing it to something that isn’t what it appears to be.

You didn’t mention the dopamine feedback loop that social media app exploits.

I agree with social media addiction because I can't end my day without my Dr. Grande fix. Parents have to set rules and boundaries with there children and social media. Children are being cyberbullied and trolled. Turn off all internet connections at bedtime.

Have home work to do... I see Dr. Grande uploaded a new video... I immediately click! I have not see the documentary yet but I agree with the fact about personal responsibility. We all have to be aware of what we are doing in social media. Great video Dr. Grande.

Dr Grande your analysis of this situation was amazing still trying too wrap my head around it Thanks Dr Grande you always make sense of any topic your channel is the best and so are you

To use the car analogy, in the 1920s a car could only go 30 mph max but when this speed was doubled and tripled and quintupled and beyond, the damage a car could cause became greater and so seatbelts and airbags and other safety features were added. Same goes for social media. The potential for harm is great, seatbelts and airbags regulations are needed.

I always appreciate when you address current/ new cultural subjects

Glad you did this. I wasn’t able to finish it because it was so disturbing to me

PS: your snide straight-faced humour is the best thing, sprinkled at the end of your videos. Your mouth always twitches just a tad. It's priceless. Don't overdo it though, or you'll wreck the magic

Social Dilemma was so over dramatic, making people scared that companies can deduce their entire life. All the while Google still hasn't noticed I moved over three months ago and keeps trying to sell me stuff I already bought..

Christopher Hitchens might make a good mental health and personality analysis. Since he was known for being a contrarian, that may indicate a moderate level of agreeableness. Also, he opposed the death penalty, or as he called it "Human Sacrifice"; so maybe that would score high for openness to experience?

Social media has become a major part in my life when I almost lost my life by a person not paying attention to how they drive. They say drive defense but I learned the lesson to WALK DEFENSIVELY, espically in parking lots and when you cross the street at corners.

Doctor Grande, I love the channel. ☺🤗 Would love to see a video on: Chris Benoit Tony Soprano Budd Dwyer L.Ron Hubbard

Really great analysis! Thank you Dr. Grande

10:57 "how dare these companies show me exactly what I want to buy". Don't agree 100% here. It's well known that there are various methods of advertisement that create "false needs". For example, by targeting insecurities. I think that's generally not positive for your mental health. Overall I agree with your analysis of moral panic.

As a woman and once a young girl I am so glad Instagram was not a thing back then. I probably would have succumb to an eating disorder at 9 instead of 15 with the sheer number of photoshopped images on the internet rather than just the magazines in the grocery isle. I see people suffering with social media addiction all around me and it makes people self centered monsters in such an insidious way they never realize what is happening. I deleted facebook a couple years ago and my mental health improved drastically

was having a super rough day today dealing with my own mental problems and then a new dr grande video!! immediate mood lifter for sure! great video as always :)

I could not agree with you more, Dr. Grande. So many people are looking for someone else to blame for their own bad behaviors and social media has become the latest target. There are many ways that one can participate online -- or not -- and it's up to the individual to choose their own definition of their own personal "high road" or "low road." It's not as if we've not had to deal with various societal pressures and influences over the millennia. Humans are stronger than they give themselves credit for and ultimately responsible for their own choices. Thanks again for another great analysis.

Thank you for the great job of 'balancing all the confusion about social media. I agree with your summary idea that we need to remember social media is a tool and that personal responsibility is the only way to use it correctly. I wish you would have touched more on intermittent reinforcement as social media's 'likes' etc. can get to the point of dominating pre-teens and teens self image and self confidence. Again, these are children and it is the adults in their lives responsibility to help them learn how to use social media as a communication tool and not as a peer reinforcement of themselves. Your mentioning of 'moral panic' reminded me of how amazed and frightened the public became when told of sublimation attempts in experiments with films, etc. I feel this documentary does a good job of letting people know they should be aware of algorithms and other observational marketing tools used on social media. People should realize that what they watch is noted and they are then provided with more and more of the same things they have shown an interest in. Is social media a sleeping demon that will someday topple our way of life? I think not, but then again, people should know what they are being presented with. It is an ignorance of how marketing psychology and technology is used on the internet as well as on TV/radio that people should study just as faithfully as people are being studied BY these platforms. It boils down to critical thinking, common sense and self discipline. I love social media for keeping up with my family's photos, genealogy research, etc. I simply do not follow any person, group or page that is not related to my personal interests. Monitor what you allow into your viewing screen and ignore the rest. Don't let your child participate in social media = not even a social media platform created by their schools. Teach them why important conversations need more than a limited amount of words, and face to face encounters. I appreciate your voice of reason. Thank you again!

I haven't seen the documentary yet but your analysis resonated with me. Tech companies are far more sophisticated and hire psychologists, neurologists and engineers to determine how to addict users (short term dopamine feedback loop), unfortunately. There are definitely mental health consequences especially for teens who view others IG accounts as a realistic depiction of others lives when they are only highlight reels. The FOMO phenomenon is another driver (Fear of missing out). I agree, social media does accelerate problems that were already present and bring them to the forefront. It's also unfortunate that social media enables "haters" to create any narrative and do so anonymously and without consequence. Not to mention, it's very easy to misinterpret or misconstrue the meaning of a message as we are left to interpret words only without body language or tone of voice etc. to further inform us of the meaning or intent of a message. As you mentioned, critical thinking is also key but it does seem to be a lost art. Anyway, with the upcoming election we are already witnessing political polarization, as you mentioned, and social media's role in that. I appreciate my cell phone for all of it's uses and capabilities but, I must admit, it's also the bane of my existence at times. Once again, thanks for another thought provoking and interesting video!

I've been mad at liquor advertising being pushed out to me because I am an alcoholic but never have I just blamed the liquor store. Love u Dr. Grande.

Social networks just show in a broader way flaws that were already there, like the lack of critical thinking, parents not monitoring (hence protecting) their young girls and boys, and cowardice, as in insulting others and creating hate pages in the safety of anonimity.

Thank you Dr. Grande, I've always appreciated a good analogy and you have some great ones!

Did anyone catch the Requiem for a Dream flashes like a drug hit but instead using the phone and notifications?? Even the sounds and speed of flashes were quite similar. Wild. So happy you made this video Dr Grande! Love the way you think and also consistently use science to make a point.

Hmm.. I think I am addicted to watching Dr. Grande’s videos!! Just speculating.

Wow, Dr Grande. This is VERY insightful. Social media came along later in life for me. I still don’t have Facebook, couldn’t care less. Your commentary is spot on. I often think of the generation who have never known a life without social media. We definitely connected more in person. We wrote letters. Actual paper letters. Sent paper cards with hard copy photos enclosed. Imagine that!! LOL.

Have you done a video on people falling in love with their psychologists. That would be a funny one.

This is my new favourite KZfaq video. The way you present info is awesome, plus you actually do the fact checking that a lot of people don't do Dr. Grande. I feel a lot of people just watch documentaries or news clips, FB feeds, other social media platform info, take it for its face value and don't do their own research using credible sources to fact check. It's like "must be true because so and so said it so I just believe it" and I feel that's a whole other problem as you said "people lack critical thinking skills"

Great video, very educational, pertinent and informative as always, watching all the way from Europe.

Have you ever thought about analyzing the mental health of Hitler. I've heard among scholars and psychologist that it's controversial

WOW. This analysis was a big deal for me. I didn't know how badly I needed to hear these points articulated. Thanks, Dr. G! 🧠👍

Have not yet seen a Netflix documentary that wasn't deeply skewed.

This channel is amazing - love it x

In kindergarten my teacher would have our classroom play the telephone game. Also referred as Chinese Whispers. For those unfamiliar with it, the game is meant to pass an initial message told in whispers from person to person. Once message reaches the last person it is compared with the starting one, which more often than not is very different by then. I feel it was her way to teach us critical thinking and reasoning at a tender age. How things easily get distorted in the time it takes to reach us.

“ How dare these companies show me exactly what I want to buy?” 😂😂

I talked on my own channel about this documentary right after watching it, but I noticed right away in your video that you saw it almost completely differently than I did. It was very interesting, and in some places, enlightening to see a somewhat opposing viewpoint. I am thinking hard about some of your points and I am glad that I listened to someone who saw it differently from myself. Makes for a more complete picture.

2016 KZfaq was SCARY. A.I. Isn’t getting the recognition it deserves. It called us out on the ped0phillia before anyone else.

The product being used is always the same. It's you. It's similar to the old adage: if you know there's a con, but you can't figure out whi the mark is, the mark is you.

Dr. Grande, thanks for sharing your analysis of varied subjects. If loving you is wrong, I don't want to be right.

Thank you for sharing your respectful, responsible, fair and informative videos with us. I enjoy all of them!

I don't recall if the documentary touched on this but I find the fact that it is impossible to not be tracked via one's phone to be really scary. The new york times did a really in-depth piece on this back in january. I get that people like to buy stuff, and ads help but there is 0 reason for something a flashlight or pac man game app to require access to a person's camera& microphone data. I'm not saying that tech shouldn't exsist, I just think the average person should be able to use it and have some kind of privacy settings if they wish

Hi Dr. Grande, Your calm explanation helps to make root causes of complex concepts clearer. I often LOL at your terrific apt humor! Thank you for this channel and sharing your thoughts. A sense of humor and responsible intellect is often a rare union these days. Thank you🙂. Subscribed

Come on now. Everyone knows you never give your evil robot a rocket 🚀 launcher

I would be happy to support and listen to your podcasts doc. I already listen to a number of podcasts, and would be happy to support you directly through that media, rather than going through youtube, which I'm sure is taking more than their fair share of your cut.

I can see both sides. There are methods advertisers have used since, well at least since the industrial revolution if not earlier to garner users and purchasers of products, one of the current products being simply the usage of social media. The use of the pavlovian bell as an incentive to grab one's phone with a rush of adrenaline is in effect no different than the town crier calling out about news. Yet, it seems to be on a more personal level causing most to have a hard time enforcing boundaries on their time and attention away from the device. It seems to me more on a line with saying substance use is a choice. Okay, that's true. Therefore personal responsibility is the main factor. Okay, that is also true. However, if you are addicted simply saying, "No" is not as easy as saying, "No" if you are not addicted. Is there an addiction level inherent in the use of social media? I don't know. But, it's not beyond the realm of possibilities. It was an interesting documentary/docudrama. Food for thought.

I think the biggest problem with the targetted ad is that many of us get ads for things we have already bought. For example, we bought a slow cooker, then got inundated with ads for slow cookers, it made no sense! I'm not going to go buy another slow cooker, I JUST bought one!

Thank you for discussing this!

Nice delivery. Thank you

There was definitely this feel from the people in this documentary of "I am Frankenstein, look at my monster." But just like in that story, the monster was not the issue, it was everyone's reaction to the monster that became the problem.

A good analysis of the things brought up in the movie are books such as “Deep Work,” and “The Shallows, what the internet is doing to our brains.”

On a roll once again! I felt the same way while watching, especially when they said they designed the LIKE button for positive reasons and to get people together !!??? and that they didn't see anything bad coming out of it. I mean come on really ??? They knew exactly how many people will fall into the need of using that button for filling in any void we may have. It was really provoking the whole thing.... once again spot on Dr Big.

Thank you Dr. Grande for taking on Netflix! Now, can you please do an analysis of the highly controversial Netflix movie, "Cuties?" I did watch it, against my family's wishes to boycott it, in protest that it was "a pedophile's _____dream." Do you think the movie is creating a problem or preventing one? I personally thought the trailer was salacious, while the actual movie was poignant and terribly sad... poverty + new girl + tween girls + bullying + religion + social media/KZfaq + cell phone. Recipe for disaster?

Can you analysis Kira also know as light yagmi on the anime show called Death Note

I think an interesting topic would be, the psychological effects of social distancing on children.

Clear thoughtful and well-spoken analysis, reflecting many of my own sentiments.

Thank you so much for your channel. After recently coming across another KZfaq video which challenged my own views I realized how polarised my own opinion has become of others. What I love about your videos, is that they are neutral, so rational, calm. In this ever polarised world, I appreciate you. Thank you!