Social media is constantly changing. BeReal has entered the scene as an alternative to unmanageable Facebook, algorithm-heavy TikTok, and over-polished Instagram. So would Jesus add his disciples on BeReal if he had lived today?

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:35 - Did Joel get fired?
• 2:24 - What is BeReal?
• 6:40 - How TikTok is different from BeReal
• 11:20 - Positives of BeReal
• 14:30 - Authenticity is good but overrated
• 16:50 - Why authenticity is overrated
• 21:45 - Expressive individualism & the Lord's Prayer
• 24:30 - Creating social media apps in the midst of economic struggle
• 30:40 - Would Jesus use BeReal?

Links:

- Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow (system 1 vs system 2) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow

- Kranzberg's Laws of Technology - https://andrewnoble.substack.com/p/book-review-following-jesus-in-a

- Luke 12 (fear God rather than man) is the passage Andrew spoke to around 15:00

- Tim Keller on authenticity - https://youtu.be/R_IBHXVfVeA

- Brian Rosner on how The Lord's Prayer is an Antidote to Expressive Individualism - https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/prayer-antidote/

- Chris Martin on What's The Deal With BeReal - https://www.termsofservice.social/p/whats-the-deal-with-bereal

- BeReal Captures Our Nostalgia for a Time When Social Media Was Boring - The New York Times... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/magazine/bereal-app.html

- Stratechery - Instagram, TikTok, and the Three Trends - https://stratechery.com/2022/instagram-tiktok-and-the-three-trends/