Social Media Does NOT Corrupt Human Interactions | Laalithya Vadlamani | Part 2 of 6
Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses the impact of social media on society, arguing against the notion that it corrupts human interaction. It highlights social media's role in empowering individuals, fostering global connectivity, and enabling social change. Examples include organizing the Women's March and supporting marginalized communities, demonstrating social media's potential for positive engagement and relationship enhancement.
Takeaways
- π Social media is a counterweight to the devaluation of human lives, offering a platform for connection beyond offline constraints.
- π Online and offline worlds are integrated, allowing people to escape limitations of their offline lives through online interactions.
- π₯ Social media enables people to maintain relationships despite physical distance, such as with family or friends abroad.
- π’ It provides a platform for those whose voices are suppressed in conventional media, allowing them to share their stories and experiences.
- π΅ The elderly can combat isolation through social media, staying connected with family and accessing online communities.
- π Social media has become an integral part of daily life, with billions of active users across various platforms.
- π The portrayal of an aesthetic lifestyle on platforms like Instagram has increased their popularity, with users employing scenes and filters to share cherished moments.
- πͺ Social media can be a force for good, empowering individuals and communities to instigate social change, as evidenced by the Women's March organization.
- π¨ It helps to break social stigmas and supports movements like Black Lives Matter by providing tools for awareness and organization.
- πΌ Social media is a powerful tool for businesswomen and minority groups, offering networking opportunities that may not be available offline.
- π° Social media is one of the fastest ways to stay informed, often reporting events before traditional news outlets can arrive on the scene.
Q & A
What is the main argument presented against the notion that social media corrupts human interactions?
-The main argument is that social media does not corrupt human interactions but rather enhances and translates them into a more effective form, allowing for the organization of social movements and maintaining connections among people who might otherwise be isolated.
How does social media contribute to the empowerment of marginalized communities?
-Social media provides marginalized communities with a platform to organize, communicate, and share their experiences, thus highlighting issues that affect them and fostering a sense of collective consciousness and solidarity.
What role did social media play in the organization of the Women's March following the 2016 U.S. election?
-Social media played a crucial role in organizing the Women's March by allowing a retired lawyer to set up a Facebook event that quickly gained traction, leading to peaceful protests in Washington and around the world, with an estimated 4.8 million participants.
How does social media help to break social stigmas, as illustrated in the script?
-Social media helps to break social stigmas by providing a platform for campaigns like 'Sticks and Stone' in Spain, which uses Twitter to reduce stigma surrounding mental health and learning disabilities, and by creating apps that support movements like Black Lives Matter.
What is the significance of social media for businesswomen, particularly in minority groups?
-Social media is significant for businesswomen as it offers networking opportunities that may not be readily available offline, especially for women in minority groups, by connecting them through platforms that are often dominated by women and providing resources to grow their businesses.
How does social media facilitate the maintenance of relationships for people who are geographically distant?
-Social media allows people who are far apart, such as family members or friends, to stay in close contact, share updates, and maintain a sense of closeness despite physical distance, as exemplified by the speaker's grandmother who uses her iPad and smartphone to keep in touch with her family around the globe.
What is the fastest growing demographic on social media sites, and why do they report feeling happier?
-The fastest growing demographic on social media sites is the 74-plus age group. Seniors report feeling happier due to the online contact with family and friends, which helps combat isolation and provides access to information that has moved online.
How does social media enable the expression of appreciation and respect for people we might not interact with in real life?
-Social media enables the expression of appreciation and respect through features like likes, wows, or loves on statuses, allowing users to acknowledge and connect with others in a way that might not be possible in face-to-face interactions.
What is the 'Mark Yourself Unsafe' app, and how does it serve the Black Lives Matter movement?
-The 'Mark Yourself Unsafe' app is a web application that allows black social media users to symbolically mark themselves as unsafe in certain locations across the United States, highlighting the threats faced by the black community and raising awareness about the safety issues they encounter.
How does the script suggest that social media has changed the way we interact, and is this change necessarily negative?
-The script suggests that social media has indeed changed the way we interact by providing new forms of communication and connection. However, it argues that this change is not necessarily negative, as it has allowed for the enhancement of existing relationships and the formation of new ones that might not have been possible otherwise.
What is the potential of social media as a vehicle for social change, according to the script?
-According to the script, social media has the potential to be an incredibly pivotal vehicle for social change by organizing actions, spreading awareness rapidly, and connecting people across the globe, especially for marginalized communities.
Outlines
π Social Media's Role in Human Connectivity
The first paragraph delves into the transformative impact of social media on human interaction and its potential to counteract the devaluation of human lives often seen in modern society. It argues that social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are not merely virtual spaces but are deeply integrated into our daily lives, enabling us to maintain connections with family and friends across the globe, share our interests, and even participate in social movements. The speaker uses the example of the Women's March to illustrate how social media can mobilize collective action and empower marginalized communities.
πͺ Social Media as a Catalyst for Social Change
The second paragraph emphasizes social media's capacity to instigate social change and challenge societal norms. It provides examples such as the Women's March, which was organized largely through social media, and campaigns that use platforms like Twitter to combat stigmas around mental health. The paragraph also discusses how social media has been instrumental in empowering businesswomen and minority groups, and how it allows seniors to stay connected with their families, thus enhancing their well-being. The narrative suggests that social media is not a corrupting force but rather a tool that can be used for positive social engagement and support.
π The Positive Impact of Social Media on Interactions
The third paragraph refutes the notion that social media corrupts human interactions. It argues that social media does not replace face-to-face communication but rather supplements and enhances it, allowing for the formation of new connections and the strengthening of existing ones. The speaker highlights the collective consciousness and the organizing power of social media, as evidenced by the Women's March, and suggests that these platforms are particularly significant for marginalized communities. The paragraph concludes by asserting that social media is a force for positive change and a means of fostering love and solidarity in an increasingly connected world.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Treasure
π‘Corruption
π‘Social Media
π‘Devaluation
π‘Global Supply Chain
π‘Counterweight
π‘Hacking Connectivity
π‘Aesthetic Lifestyle
π‘Marginalized Communities
π‘Collective Consciousness
π‘Social Change
Highlights
Social media is a counterweight to the ongoing devaluation of human lives, rather than a separate entity from real-world interactions.
Online and offline worlds are tightly integrated, allowing people to break away from offline constraints through online interactions.
Social media enables individuals to maintain connections with family and friends across the globe, regardless of physical distance.
Communities can be found online for those who cannot find like-minded individuals in their offline lives.
Social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook can amplify voices that are censored in conventional media outlets.
Social media has become an integral part of daily life, with over 1 billion active users on Facebook alone.
The aesthetic lifestyle portrayed on Instagram has significantly increased its popularity, with users employing scenes and filters to share cherished moments.
Social media can be used as a force for good, empowering individuals and communities to instigate social change, as demonstrated by the Women's March.
Campaigns like Spain's 'Sticks and Stone' use Twitter to reduce stigma surrounding mental health and learning disabilities.
New apps and tools, such as 'Mark Yourself Unsafe', strengthen social change movements by highlighting threats faced by minority groups.
Social media is a powerful tool for empowering businesswomen and minority groups, providing networking opportunities not readily found offline.
Social media is one of the best ways to stay informed, often spreading information faster than traditional media.
The elderly demographic is the fastest-growing group on social media, reporting increased happiness due to online contact with family and friends.
Social media allows for the expression of appreciation and respect for individuals who may not be encountered in real life.
Social media facilitates the translation of interaction and social networks through a more effective form, rather than corrupting human interaction.
The Women's March demonstrated the power of social media in organizing for action and fostering global connections among participants.
Social media's role in modern life is to increase connection in a world divided by capitalism, television disengagement, and suburban sprawl.
Transcripts
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now now look to the treasure elect lolly
random Annie Trinity College to open the
case for the opposition to corrupt
something is to do more than changing
the mayor essence or nature of that
thing but to strip it of its utility its
functions and its pleasures much of what
ails our modern lies is the fact that we
reduce the value of a human being to a
number a salary or consumer power and
the first to be thrown overboard tend to
be the elderly the disabled and anyone
not highly integrated into the global
supply chain rather than a corruption
social media is if anything a
counterweight to the ongoing devaluation
of human lives rather than being
separate virtual and real worlds the
fact that online and offline fears are
tightly integrated is exactly why people
can attempt to break away from the
constraints in their offline lives by
hacking their connectivity through their
online interactions can't be close to
your family because your docks your job
took you to the other end of the planet
you can still share updates on Facebook
can't find people who share your hobbies
and interests surely there is a
community online can't get your voice
heard through conventional media outlets
because your government is censoring
news of your protests you can tweet
photos of it with a few clicks were able
to share in the life experiences of
other people whether they're old
colleagues friends from high school or
people we've not yet had the opportunity
to meet offline and might never have
encountered if it wasn't for social
media online communication can make face
to face offline relationships stronger
parents are able to keep in close
contact with their children who are
travelling abroad or going away to
university and global friendships are
still able to flourish amid all this
controversy let let us not forget what
the principal reason for Facebook having
over a billion users is it works social
media has become an integral part of our
daily lives over 1 billion active
two accusers visit the site each day
there are over 500 million tweets per
day and around 80 million post shared on
the idea of portraying an aesthetic
lifestyle has increased Instagram
popularity immensely more and more
people play the like game using scenes
and filters to aid them the enjoy being
able to share some of their most
cherished moments with their families
and friends let's pick the example of
user X they have a black-and-white
Instagram with the bio making my life
looks fun so people think I'm cool
photos include gym poses with the
caption there's no place like home and
post on liquid with poses with celebs
you might think I'm referring to the
Instagram of One Direction peristyle but
no I'm actually referring to tonight
first proposition speaker
that is recession dear economics and
management students just like myself and
is also a member of the Union Standing
Committee he's someone I actually met in
my very first lecture here at Oxford and
around one year ago he endorsed me on
LinkedIn for public speaking so I'm
really looking forward to seeing where
he makes my speech tonight it falls on
me to introduce all of our proposition
speakers this evening not just our
Australian Cinderella our Gannon is the
writer of award-winning millennium Bible
girl lost in the city and author of
control-alt-delete how I grew up online
and former social media editor of
British grammar and a leading blogger
she's immensely well qualified to speak
about the issues tonight's debate came
to discuss Carey Healy is a British
television presenter he'd have taken on
subjects such as feminism body image
money and parenting having even given
birth on-screen in addition to her TV
work she's also an incredibly successful
journalist and author having released
her first book last year mr. president
physio seekers and they are certainly
most welcome
moving on my first main argument this
evening social media empowered us to
feel our interconnectivity and
collective consciousness on November the
8th discouraged and upset by the outcome
of the u.s. election retired lawyer
Teresa shook set up a Facebook event
inviting women to stage a peaceful
protest in Washington the day after the
presidential inauguration the Hawaiian
resident wanted the Trump administration
to know on his very first day in office
that women's rights are human rights by
the time she woke up on November the 9th
if a 10,000 people had expressed their
desire to attend the rally
soon after women across across the
country began setting up similar events
on January the first to a 21st a day
after president Trump's inauguration
over 500,000 people including many
celebrities arrived at the nation's
capital to stage a peaceful but Propst
but forceful protest an additional four
hundred and eight marches took place in
cities across the United States and 168
more in 81 countries worldwide according
to some estimates over 4.8 million women
men and children took to the streets
this Saturday it's clear to see how
social media can be used as a force for
good and empower individuals and
communities to instigate social change
social media can help us arm social
stigmas for example the sticks and stone
comes Spain's campaign users Twitter to
reduce stigma surrounding mental health
and learning disabilities new apps and
tools add to the strength of powerful
change movements launched earlier this
month marks yourself unsafe is a web app
that allows black lives matter
organizers modeled after Facebook safety
check to allow black social media users
to symbolically mark themselves as
unsafe in locations throughout the
United States the tool serves to
highlight the current threats the black
community faces across the nation making
it extremely and sobering me clear how
racism threatens the safety of black
Americans social media also to dilla
Tate's the breaking of glass ceilings
and shattering of conventional social
socio-economic barriers in a world where
only 24 14 500 company CEOs are one
in social media is also a powerful tool
in helping to empower businesswomen
being able to connect from social
networking sites gives business women an
opportunity not readily found offline
especially as social media sites are
dominated by women for example the
website one org helps African women
entrepreneurs connect from social media
to help grow their businesses in fact
it's clear to see how social media is a
particularly powerful tool for minority
groups in general whether these groups
are those defined by their identity or
their interests social media equips with
with the knowledge needed to become
global citizens and communicators no one
can argue with the fact that social
media is one of the best ways to stay
informed social networking sites spread
information faster than any other form
of any other form of media Twitter and
YouTube users reported the 2012 Colorado
theater shooting before news crews could
arrive on the scene and the red cross
earth witnesses to tell family members
that they would say via social media
outlets using social media allows people
to follow organizations and causes that
they believe in and makes them feel that
they are part of something even if they
are not fully integrated into society in
fact the 74 plus age group is the
fastest growing demographic on social
media sites seniors report feeling
happier due to online contact to family
and friends and they have also have
access to information that have news
that has moved online and out of print
let's take the example of my grandmother
after my grandfather passed away she
lived alone in her house in India three
of her children live in the USA whilst
the fourth my mother lives in the UK
many of her friends have moved away to
live with their children abroad - it's
easy to understand how isolated she
sometimes feels ten years ago this
isolation would have been incredibly
difficult to overcome in today's world
however she's managed to learn how to
use her iPad and smartphones to keep in
touch with her children and
grandchildren around the globe it also
helps us to keep up to date with the
things that are happening in her life as
well to check that she's okay and
sometimes human communication isn't
about sending heaps of time in a
conversation and it isn't about fussing
over how much time you spend with
someone it's about smiling knowingly
at the status of your friend here was a
600-mile
the way it's about that moment of relief
that you feel when your friend posts I'm
all right everything's fine after a
bombs gasps next Oh workplace it's about
your ability to express your
appreciation and respect for someone you
would never talk to in real life by
liking wowing or loving their statuses
it's about the Solidarity that you
foster through the fluid complex yet
powerful interactions that you get
online finally social media makes it
easier for us to love and be loved
the world really is getting smaller and
we're now connected to each other based
digitally and physically social media is
just one factor in modern life that can
increase the connection in a world which
is divided by the vagaries of capitalism
the disengagement of television and the
isolation of suburban sprawl tonight's
proposition will try to convince you
that social media corrupts human
interactions by reducing face-to-face
interactions and disrupting social
networks data on the matter however
simply proves them to be wrong social
media does not in fact just place one
type of conversation with another it is
instead allowed translation of
interaction and social networks through
a more effective form the invention of
Facebook does not make you stop speaking
to your loved ones in real life although
it has definitely changed the way that
we interact this change is most
definitely not a corruption no one is
saying that social media should be or is
our main form of communication and
interactions or even listen it as a
substitute for personal interaction
above all it's not up to the proposition
or any of us in fact to impose a
monistic absolute definition of what
makes human interaction valuable maybe
someone finds communicating online less
fulfilling and yet more expedient we
have no right to determine if expediency
is a wrong metric to fulfillment each to
their own social media certainly isn't
perfect but it's clear that it has the
potential to be an incredibly pivotal
vehicle for social change and that it
has the power to enhance existing
interactions and relationships I'd like
to close by thinking again about last
Saturday's women's march it goes without
saying that the extraordinary manner in
which it spread around the world
would not have happened if social media
did not remind us of our collective
consciousness and could not have
happened without social medias role
in organizing for action as I hope I've
shown tonight social media is of
particular significance to marginalize
communities around the globe from the
elderly to the structurally oppressed
group who led the women's March through
its connector power millions of people
came together to march on Saturday and I
really do hope that the network and
friendships formed among those who march
will persist in ways that could not have
done before thanks to social media sure
this constitutes change but it's quite
the opposite of corruption I could not
be more proud to oppose this motion
thank
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you
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