The Misanthropic Life Misanthrope

In this episode of The Misanthropic Life, we discuss how easy it is to manipulate the algorithms that feed us content on the various social media networks.

SHOW NOTES:

Smarter Every Day YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PGm8LslEb4

Article on fake engagement from ABC news Australia:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-30/farming-for-likes-fake-social-media-engagement/10944078

Financial Times article on facebook and changes in their structure RE privacy:
https://www.ft.com/content/be723754-501c-11e9-9c76-bf4a0ce37d49
https://www.ft.com/content/828e50ac-2ace-11e8-a34a-7e7563b0b0f4

Financial Times article about NY AG saying it's illegal to fake engagement:
https://www.rt.com/usa/450382-fake-social-media-engagement-illegal/

Yahoo article on teen who faked photos to gain likes:
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/teen-photoshopped-private-jet-louis-vuitton-bags-fake-wealthy-influencer-135401599.html

The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


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In this episode of The Misanthropic Life, we discuss loyalty and autonomy. How you were raised to engage with these concepts has a huge bearing on the way you relate to friends, co-workers, romantic partners, government, etc.

SHOW NOTES:

Original Instagram post by Esther Perel:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu1iYbFhubC/

The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


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Twitter:
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In this episode of The Misanthropic Life, we discuss asynchronous or un-synchronized relationships. An asynchronous relationship is what you call any relationship that is a one-way or one-sided relationship. Social media encourages this form of human interaction but that interaction is a lot less "social" that it might appear.

SHOW NOTES:

Psychology Today Article:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/behind-online-behavior/201408/the-psychology-behind-social-media-interactions

Huffington Post Article: "Why social media isn't social"
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-social-media-isnt-social_b_3858576

The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


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Twitter:
http://twitter.com/mislifepodcast
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In this episode of The Misanthropic Life, we discuss Hikikomori, a word used in Japan to describe a group of people who live life away from society; a prolonged social withdrawal. First noticed in the 90's and thought to be a fad but today has grown to an estimated 700,000 people in Japan.

SHOW NOTES:

FRANCE 24 English report on Hikikomori:
https://youtu.be/oFgWy2ifX5s

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences: Development and validation of the 25-item Hikikomori Questionaire(HQ-25); A.R.Teo, MD, MS, J.I. Chen,PhD, and T.A. Kato, MD, PhD
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6221010/#!po=0.925926


The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


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http://misanthropiclife.com
Twitter:
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iTunes:
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In this episode of the misanthropic life, we discuss how pseudo-scientific ideas have long been used to justify the worst human behaviors like racism, eugenics, and genocide. One of the most transparent of these justifications is the idea that your potential has more to do with your genetics than anything else.

SHOW NOTES:

Term/Definition of Biological Determinism:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_determinism

Where to watch Gattaca:

https://www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=gattaca

FBI Rapid DNA System:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2018/12/13/fbi-plans-rapid-dna-network-quick-database-checks-arrestees/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f4f121b32839

https://www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/biometric-analysis/codis/rapid-dna

Crispr Babies:

https://www.statnews.com/2018/11/28/chinese-scientist-defends-creating-gene-edited-babies/



YouTube video of geneticist and Dr.Jiankui explaining the procedure:
https://youtu.be/th0vnOmFltc


The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


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http://misanthropiclife.com
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In this episode of the misanthropic life, we discuss how privacy is being eroded by social media and internet connected devices. So many things rely on having a private space apart from the world and we are losing that space so quickly it makes your head spin.


The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/mislifepodcast
iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-misanthropic-life/id1450778685?mt=2
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