'The Social Dilemma' Director Says The Internet Is Undermining Democracy
The new Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma" argues social media is undermining the shared sense of reality that underpins society.
The new Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma” lays out a case against the primacy of big technology companies.
The film highlights the concerns of former tech employees who say social media is undermining the shared sense of reality that underpins society. “The Social Dilemma” asks viewers to re-evaluate their relationship with technology and argues that social media is eroding democracy.
Director Jeff Orlowski is known for his environmental films “Chasing Ice” and “Chasing Coral.” In “The Social Dilemma,” one of the interviewees described the existential crisis of social media as “a climate change of culture,” Orlowski says.
“[Social media] is invisibly shifting us through the code and the information that we engage with every
