Welcome to A Psychologist Talks! Today we are talking about how technology (especially social media) is intersecting with creativity. That is, how the evolution of technology has affected our relationship with how we engage with and feel about our creative selves. I walk through generational experiences (pluses and minuses) and then begin to speak more pointedly to how social media is affecting how we perceive the WORTH of our creative selves.
Select Quotes:
"While there is tons of accessibility, our metrics for the value or worth of what we create is getting distorted."
"And then this sort of sinking feeling beings to happen, where it's like, 'I'm not measuring up. This isn't good enough. It isn't well-liked enough.'"
"The social world independent of the internet DOES NOT operate upon 100's or 1,000's or millions; that's not how the human condition works. It is vastly smaller than that; to be able to touch and affect people AT ALL is a feat; it is an absolute feat. 5 is massive. 10 is massive. 15... extraordinary... it's extraordinary."
"This is creation for creation's sake. We need to re-grasp this concept."
00:00 Intro
00:33 Generational Experiences: Accessibility vs Worth
05:51 An Example: This Channel/Podcast
08:49 So What is Legitimate Reach?
12:30 Recap