#doesnotdefineyou

In todays society we see a lot of companies, ranging from social media to shopping websites, having big data and algorithms to help grow their company and people using their company. The reason why the data is so powerful is because for one user on an app, lets say tiktok for example, they try and understand what you like to watch and was is more of an interest in you. Reason why you say that your phones are listening to you, because in reality they are. Cathy O'Neil on the show "The social dilemma," said that " algorithms are opinion, embedded in code." They talk about how they put a goal for that computer to reach and that the computer grows everyday to get you to stay on the app you are on for longer and longer to get you to enjoy their product even more. This is called computer growing. Reason why these algorithms and datas are dangerous is because of the fact that young teens get sucked into thinking that this social media app depicts who they are going to be and depicts their happiness. They talked about how the growing of depression in younger teen girls has grown dramatically over the past several years. Also the growth of suicides for teen girls has more than grown over the past several years. These algorithms can abuse the mindset of youth and get them to be hypnotized in their own phone and never leave that products world and live in it. Can also cause health risks.

Personally, I think that these issues can be solved by first of all, having parents have a good restriction on the use their children have on technology or social media, or even just having a moral talk about how social media/technology does not define them or their life. I find that getting professional help, if they find themselves getting depressed or even, getting helped with being addicted to a certain product.