does social media make you jaded?

Описание: is daily doom-scrolling and social media shrinking your optimism? let's unpack how endless feeds, outrage-powered algorithms, and irony-poisoned memes subtly teach us to distrust everything... and how i personally battled cynicism in my own life. if you’ve felt your inner optimist slipping, this one’s for you ❤️ let's all choose curiosity, optimism, and hope!! 😊

👋🏻about me: hi, i'm kate! i work in tech but i also like to critique it... so i make content on how to navigate this crazy world (media, tech, AI, society) to live our best lives! i'm so glad you made it here!

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📖resource referenced:
"Why Cynicism is Bad for You" the Gray Area podcast episode - https://open.spotify.com/episode/7A42...
2025 Edelman Trust Barometer - https://www.edelman.com/sites/g/files...
Political rage on social media is making us cynical - https://record.umich.edu/articles/pol....
irony poisoning - https://www.antihate.ca/understanding...
social media and mental health - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

⏭️ Chapters ⏭️
0:00 - does social media/tech increase cynicism?
6:13 - skepticism, cynicism, nihilism defined
10:55 - cynicism vs. critical thinking
12:53 - is cynicism really on the rise?
14:23 - what social media and tech trends increase cynicism? (Doomscrolling, rage bait, irony/snark/meme culture)
26:26 - factors leading to cynicism and its consequences
31:50 - how to rewire your brain for optimistic curiosity vs. cynicism

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