Social dilemma: The Social Dilemma (2020): the social dilemma summary
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The Social Dilemma: is a 2020 American docudrama film that was directed by Jeff Orlowski and was written by Orlowski, Davis Coombe, and Vickie Curtis. It moves into depth on how social media’s design is meant to nurture an addiction, operate on people and governments, and spread conspiracy theories and disinformation.
The film also inspects the issue of social media’s effect on mental health (together with the mental health of adolescents and moving teen suicide rates).
This documentary-drama composite considers the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech professionals sounding the alarm on their own creations.
Storyline Of The Social Dilemma
Set in the dark underbelly of Silicon Valley, The Social Dilemma fuses explore documentary with informing narrative drama. Expert testimony from tech whistle-blowers open up our disturbing predicament: the services of Big Tech renders search engines, networks, instant information, etc.-are merely the candy that tempts us to bite. Immediately we’re hooked and coming back for more, the real object they sell is their prowess to intimidate and manipulate us.
Cast (in credits order)
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Tristan Harris | … | Self – Google, Former Design Ethicist / Center for Humane Technology, Co-Founder |
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Jeff Seibert | … | Self – Twitter, Former Executive / Serial Tech Entrepreneur |
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Bailey Richardson | … | Self – Instagram, Early Team |
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Joe Toscano | … | Self – Google, Former Experience Design Consultant / Author – Automating Humanity |
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Sandy Parakilas | … | Self – Facebook, Former Operations Manager / Uber, Former Product Manager |
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Guillaume Chaslot | … | Self – YouTube, Former Engineer / IntuitiveAI, CEO / AlgoTransparency, Founder |
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Lynn Fox | … | Self – Apple, Former Director of Corporate PR / Google, Former Corporate Communications |
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Aza Raskin | … | Self – Firefox & Mozilla Labs, Former Employee / Center for Humane Technology, Co-Founder / Inventor, Infinite Scroll |
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Alex Roetter | … | Self – Twitter, Former Senior VP of Engineering |
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Tim Kendall | … | Self – Facebook, Former Executive / Pinterest, Former President / Moment, CEO |
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Justin Rosenstein | … | Self – Facebook, Former Engineer / Google, Former Engineer / Asana, Co-Founder |
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Randy Fernando | … | Self – NVIDIA, Former Product Manager / Mindful Schools, Former Executive Director / Center for Humane Technology, Co-Founder (as Randima ‘Randy’ Fernando) |
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Jaron Lanier | … | Self – Founding Father of Virtual Reality / Computer Scientist |
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Roger McNamee | … | Self – Facebook, Early Investor / Venture Capitalist |
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Shoshana Zuboff | … | Self – Harvard Business School, Professor Emeritus / Author, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (as Shoshana Zuboff Ph.D.) |
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Anna Lembke | … | Self – Stanford University, School of Medicine, Medical Director of Addiction Medicine (as Dr. Anna Lembke) |
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James Fetter | … | Self – Anna’s Son (as James Lembke) |
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Mary Fetter | … | Self – Anna’s Daughter (as Mary Lembke) |
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Jonathan Haidt | … | Self – NYU Stern School of Business, Social Psychologist / Author, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (as Jonathan Haidt Ph.D.) |
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Cathy O’Neil | … | Self – Data Scientist / Author, Weapons of Math Destruction (as Cathy O’Neil Ph.D.) |
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Rashida Richardson | … | Self – NYU School of Law, Adjunct Professor / A.I. Now Institute, Director of Policy Research |
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Renee DiResta | … | Self – Stanford Internet Observatory, Research Manager / Data for Democracy, Former Head of Policy (as Renée DiResta) |
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Cynthia M. Wong | … | Self – Human Rights Watch, Former Senior Internet Researcher |
Rest of the cast listed alphabetically: |
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Vic Alejandro | … | Police Officer |
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Oner Asir | … | Police Officer |
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Korey David | … | Vlogger 3 (as Korey David Rahrle) |
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Jeff DuMont | … | Self – Protester |
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Skye Folsom | … | Skyler Gisondo Body Double |
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Adam S. Ford | … | Angry Protester |
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Kristina Fountaine | … | Police Officer |
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Catalina Garayoa | … | Rebecca |
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Barbara Gehring | … | Mom |
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Skyler Gisondo | … | Ben |
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Chris Grundy | … | Step-Dad |
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Sophia Hammons | … | Isla |
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Daustin Harvey | … | Angry Protester |
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Kara Hayward | … | Cassandra |
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Sheevani Ignasinski | … | Teacher |
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Vincent Kartheiser | … | Advertising A.I. / Engagement A.I. / Growth A.I. |
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Megan Elisabeth Kelly | … | Student |
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Carlos Leos | … | Angry Protester |
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Marty Lindsey | … | Teacher |
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Richard Lucchese | … | Vincent Kartheiser Body Double |
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Jenice Marshall | … | Angry Protester |
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Reza Nosrati | … | Vincent Kartheiser Body Double |
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Ena O’Rourke | … | Background (as Ena O’Rourke) |
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Laura Obiols | … | Vendetta |
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Ivan Pavletic | … | Angry Protester |
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Chase Penny | … | Police Officer |
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Jason Potter | … | Vlogger 1 |
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Jade Ryin | … | Anonymous Coder |
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Hannah Vail | … | High School Student |
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Sergio Villarreal | … | Luiz |
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A.J. Voliton | … | Angry Protester |
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Gavin White | … | Vlogger 2 |
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Emi Zerr | … | Ben’s Ex-Girlfriend |
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Mark Canjar | … | Angry Protester (uncredited) |
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Mary Beth Eversole | … | Angry Protestor (uncredited) |
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Gary John Miller | … | Angry Protester (uncredited) |
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R.J. Wagner | … | Angry Protester (uncredited) |
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Directed by | Jeff Orlowski |
Produced by | Larissa Rhodes |
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Music by | Mark A. Crawford |
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Edited by | Davis Coombe |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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