Review of The Social Dilemma (2020) by Kylebutz — 17 Jul 2021

"If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.

This review of The Social Dilemma (2020) was written by Kylebutz on 17 Jul 2021.

The Social Dilemma has generally received very positive reviews.

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The most urgent question posed by The Social Dilemma is whether democracy can survive the social networks’ blurring of fact and fiction…

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The first half of the documentary is interesting, although perhaps a bit slow, but interesting nonetheless, information about how you are the…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 08 Sep 2020

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By Martint (2) on 08 Oct 2021

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A bunch of low to medium tier tech elites drone on about how society is going to collapse because they flew so close to the sun…

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By Jrsiii (1) on 11 Sep 2020

So important to watch, especially in these times of great divisiveness. This doc exposes the core of all of it…

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I’m awarding one point for Jonathan Haidt who is an excellent modern-day anthropologist, especially with regards to children and the negative…

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Though the cautionary tales here are noteworthy (especially for the younger and more impressionable users of social media), The Social Dilemma…

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