Is The Social Dilemma just “anti-propaganda” propaganda?
“If you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product.” “How much of your life can we get you to give to us?” “It’s the...imperceptible change in your own behavior and perception that is the product.” We are being #manipulated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Orlowski, 2020) Netflix’s original documentary The Social Dilemma was released for streaming on September 9, 2020 amidst a firestorm of exposures and scandals of the most shocking kind. From the outcry about controversial film Cuties and the conspiracies surrounding Public Enemy #1 (a.k.a. Carole Baskin), Netflix has not been hurting for publicity this year. But this time, the streaming platform has come up with something a little different. A documentary about how technology and social media giants are secretly manipulating our every thought and choice. Former powers that be from such companies as Facebook, Instagram, Google, and Twitter are interv...
