Measuring popularity with "likes," does it really show someone's impact?
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0:00 - 0:02Likes and followers
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0:02 - 0:06became a public way
to measure popularity. -
0:06 - 0:12It's true that popular and shy people
have always existed. -
0:12 - 0:14Remember elementary school
and high school. -
0:14 - 0:15But it was implicit before.
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0:15 - 0:18Now, we can measure it.
And it's visible for everyone. -
0:18 - 0:21Everyone knows that so-and-so
has more followers -
0:21 - 0:24and that what's-his-name
liked this guy's post but not yours. -
0:24 - 0:30Everyone knows that you're not popular,
that you don't have followers or likes. -
0:30 - 0:32And this, especially for teenagers,
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0:32 - 0:37for whom self-esteem and identity
are crucial, -
0:37 - 0:38is terrible.
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0:38 - 0:40Those of us who used to be shy
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0:40 - 0:43know how hard it was
to not be popular in high school. -
0:43 - 0:45But now, this is visible.
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0:45 - 0:49And it leads to harmful motivations,
like trying to gain followers at any cost. -
0:49 - 0:50Some teenagers have died
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0:51 - 0:53while trying to take a selfie
at the top a cliff. -
0:53 - 0:56They find motivation
in doing such reckless things -
0:56 - 0:58in order to escape the crisis
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0:58 - 1:01that stems from not having
enough likes or followers.
- Title:
- Measuring popularity with "likes," does it really show someone's impact?
- Video Language:
- Spanish
- Duration:
- 01:01
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María Victoria Ruggieri Maletto edited English subtitles for Tomamos los "me gusta" como indicador de aceptación. ¿Es esto lo que mide el impacto una persona? | |
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María Victoria Ruggieri Maletto edited English subtitles for Tomamos los "me gusta" como indicador de aceptación. ¿Es esto lo que mide el impacto una persona? | |
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María Victoria Ruggieri Maletto edited English subtitles for Tomamos los "me gusta" como indicador de aceptación. ¿Es esto lo que mide el impacto una persona? | |
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María Victoria Ruggieri Maletto edited English subtitles for Tomamos los "me gusta" como indicador de aceptación. ¿Es esto lo que mide el impacto una persona? | |
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María Victoria Ruggieri Maletto edited English subtitles for Tomamos los "me gusta" como indicador de aceptación. ¿Es esto lo que mide el impacto una persona? | |
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María Victoria Ruggieri Maletto edited English subtitles for Tomamos los "me gusta" como indicador de aceptación. ¿Es esto lo que mide el impacto una persona? |