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Walk and Talk - The Upside of Social Media
Learn with Sue - Walk and Talk
English - January 16, 2022 20:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBSelf-Improvement Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Join Sue as she reflects on a fascinating research paper - ‘towards a framework for flourishing through social media.’ We know that social platforms are designed, in part, to capture our behavioural data and share it with profit in mind. The challenges and pitfalls of this algorithm are understood, yet the scientific data on the psychological benefits of social media are still emerging. How does social media positively affect our basic human needs of autonomy, relatedness, and competence? Increased connection, a sense of belonging, social support and information sharing are just some of the upsides.