Avia Wright

Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Currently a student at the University of South Florida.

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It is important to use apps not as a restrictive way but using it to enable you to do things that you would not be able to do without it and going outside of the app and applying its knowledge to real life (Gardner) #eme4390F23gs

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Gardner talks about the "super app" and how younger people now see themselves as a brand and the necessity for their life to be very structured, similar to how apps are (Gardner, 2014) #eme4390F23gs

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From the video I did not know that "apps" something that everyone knows what it is, is short for "applications" that are give us easy shortcuts for tasks and makes it easy for us to use. (Gardner 2014) #eme4390F23gs

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Facebook was able to use data to dig into the top 20% from the 80/20 principle and affected users. They use this information for commercial ads and political ads. #eme4390F23gs

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I agree with the statement that media shapes churches. Most of the churches that I have been to post on social media and have lots of technology apart of there services. Things like Facebook act as a flyer for people to join nearby churches #eme4390F23gs

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Because of social media, prayer has become a more social and activity. On Facebook, people are gathering and praying together. Even by using a hashtag people are able to united, which is such an incredible thing how people can use social media to share God's love #eme4390F23gs

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The goal is to create a trusting idea. This leads to innovation and progress. He shares how he, himself is scared to speak his mind. #eme4390F23gs

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Jonathan Haidt shares how politicts act and see how people put their identity in it. This is either created with seeing what people have in common or having a common enemy. The latter being a dangerous solution #eme4390F23gs

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@BaileyThompsonn This really surprised me too. It is even crazier to think about how we the consumers don't even realize this and feel like we are in complete control of our actions, when in reality we are not. #eme4390F23gs

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@nastia2209 I agree with this. I feel like the viewer is able to see themselves a little bit (or even a lot) in each character #eme4390F23gs

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The U.S. is so divided right now. This is because on social media and even the news, only show their users what they already believe and want to see. Reinstating their own ideas and making them believe more and more that they are right and everyone else is wrong #eme4390F23gs

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It is insane to think that social media companies do nothing to change after seeing data that states 10-14 year old girls struggle with mental illness and that suicide rates are directly related to social media #eme4390F23gs

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Tristen Harris disagrees with the phrase "technology is a tool" and says "We've moved away from having a tools-based technology environment to an addiction and manipulation based technology environment," focusing on how technology USES YOU #eme4390F23gs

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I disagree with the documentary focusing on companies collecting data and making it look like something sinister. I don't think that its a negative thing that companies try to tend to or predict what you look at or like #eme4390F23gs

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Started watching "the social dilemma", Tristan Harris shares how he seemed to be the only one at Google with a conscious. Google as a company doesn't care about whether their users or addicted, their biggest priority is getting people's attention and making money #eme4390F23gs

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Reading about and hearing how young children are experiences feelings of not feeling good enough or pretty enough is so unsettling and shows how messed up social media's impact is having.#eme4390F23gs

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The reason why body image and even are such a problem today can be directly linked to the use of social media, which has caused a lot of social media users to compare themselves to other influencers #eme4390F23gs

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Social media has amplified the sides that people side with and create an even bigger separation between groups and people. #eme4390F23gs

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Self-segregation mentioned in "It's complicated" states that its a natural to go to people who have similar backgrounds and have faced similar adversities. Self-segregation often done unconsciously. #eme4390F23gs