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WORLD WIDE WEB—In the Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma, director Jeff Orlowski (Chasing Ice, and Chasing Coral) posits that the massive data mining force that is social media is creating more than a few problems.

The case is presented by some of the very creators of the social mediascape as we know it today who personally attest to using human psychology to imbed addictive qualities right into the industry.

In some instances, the idea of social media’s problematic nature is very confusing to our senses as technology creates a simultaneous utopia and dystopia. You’re connectin...