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Ep. 10: Social Media, Algorithms & The Connection We're Losing
Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Social Media.
Reggie, Tim, Dylan, and guest host Lauren Moody pull the topic from the can and immediately the energy shifts. Lauren does social media for Cultivate Climbing, so naturally the trash can delivers exactly what's needed. She admits social media scares her even though it's her job. Tim gets heated about being forced to create content just to survive in business. Dylan talks about photo dumps as digital archives and how her generation gets their news from feeds. And Reggie reflects on the echo chambers we're all trapped in, reinforcing beliefs instead of challenging them.
They dig into the algorithm as overlord, whether small businesses should have to perform to exist, the death of word of mouth, and why COVID pushed everyone so deep into their devices that we forgot how to connect. There's talk of voyeurism as the new normal, Black Mirror coming true with robotic dogs and social credit scores, the industrial revolution versus the AI revolution, and whether quantum computing will break everything we thought was secure. Dylan admits she had too much access to information as a kid. Tim confesses he's been avoiding Instagram his whole life and has no regrets. Lauren tries to find hope in using social media to build real community. And Reggie wonders if billionaires are even human or just hiding behind money while the rest of us suffer.
They get into the barter system, rebuilding the village, why inconvenience is the price of community, and whether we've monetized every single thing that used to be free. There's the realization that capitalism has trained us to value what we do instead of who we are. That AI might take 80 to 90 percent of jobs in the next few years. That data centers are sucking up fresh water while people can't water their lawns. And that maybe, just maybe, the suffering we're experiencing is pushing us toward something more true.
It's sprawling, it's dark, it's hopeful, and it doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point?
Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/
Follow Tim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timscroggs/
Follow Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-greene/
Follow Dylan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanngarciaa/
Follow Lauren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenleighmoody/
Produced by Mary Greene.
age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady.
All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC.
- 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Social Media
- 00:05:38 First Reactions: The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media
- 00:07:33 The Forced Nature of Content Creation
- 00:12:54 Echo Chambers and Political Division
- 00:14:29 Social Media for Small Businesses: Finding the Middle Ground
- 00:25:44 Information Overload and the Dark Side of Access
- 00:27:07 News, Trust, and the Algorithm Problem
- 00:34:27 Money, Politics, and the Root of the Problem
- 00:52:37 AI, Data Centers, and the Future of Work
- 01:00:28 Closing Thoughts: Rebuilding the Village and Finding Hope
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By 40 HeartsWelcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Social Media.
Reggie, Tim, Dylan, and guest host Lauren Moody pull the topic from the can and immediately the energy shifts. Lauren does social media for Cultivate Climbing, so naturally the trash can delivers exactly what's needed. She admits social media scares her even though it's her job. Tim gets heated about being forced to create content just to survive in business. Dylan talks about photo dumps as digital archives and how her generation gets their news from feeds. And Reggie reflects on the echo chambers we're all trapped in, reinforcing beliefs instead of challenging them.
They dig into the algorithm as overlord, whether small businesses should have to perform to exist, the death of word of mouth, and why COVID pushed everyone so deep into their devices that we forgot how to connect. There's talk of voyeurism as the new normal, Black Mirror coming true with robotic dogs and social credit scores, the industrial revolution versus the AI revolution, and whether quantum computing will break everything we thought was secure. Dylan admits she had too much access to information as a kid. Tim confesses he's been avoiding Instagram his whole life and has no regrets. Lauren tries to find hope in using social media to build real community. And Reggie wonders if billionaires are even human or just hiding behind money while the rest of us suffer.
They get into the barter system, rebuilding the village, why inconvenience is the price of community, and whether we've monetized every single thing that used to be free. There's the realization that capitalism has trained us to value what we do instead of who we are. That AI might take 80 to 90 percent of jobs in the next few years. That data centers are sucking up fresh water while people can't water their lawns. And that maybe, just maybe, the suffering we're experiencing is pushing us toward something more true.
It's sprawling, it's dark, it's hopeful, and it doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point?
Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/
Follow Tim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timscroggs/
Follow Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-greene/
Follow Dylan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanngarciaa/
Follow Lauren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenleighmoody/
Produced by Mary Greene.
age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady.
All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC.
- 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Social Media
- 00:05:38 First Reactions: The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media
- 00:07:33 The Forced Nature of Content Creation
- 00:12:54 Echo Chambers and Political Division
- 00:14:29 Social Media for Small Businesses: Finding the Middle Ground
- 00:25:44 Information Overload and the Dark Side of Access
- 00:27:07 News, Trust, and the Algorithm Problem
- 00:34:27 Money, Politics, and the Root of the Problem
- 00:52:37 AI, Data Centers, and the Future of Work
- 01:00:28 Closing Thoughts: Rebuilding the Village and Finding Hope