# Why Are We Like This? | How Social Media Shattered a Generation

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Published: 2026-05-29T07:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

» ColdFusion Book "New Thinking" | https://newthinkingbook.squarespace.com/about/ Sources: Studies on Social Media and Empathy: http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/19832/ https://file.scirp.org/pdf/SN_2014042316520277.pdf https://www.storysquad.com.au/storytelling-blog/2017/6/14/empathy-is-in-crisis-and-storytelling-can-save-it http://blogs.rochester.edu/feelinggood1/2016/10/20/the-damage-social-media-does-on-empathy/ http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1088868310377395 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797613503854 Social Media and Neurological Disruption During Development: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QWoP6jJG3k Facebook and Depression: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/jscp.2018.37.10.751 Dopamine Addiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7jar4KgKxs Former Facebook Exec. Talking at Sandford: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMotykw0SIk&t=900s 44% deletion statistic: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/09/05/americans-are-changing-their-relationship-with-facebook/ //Soundtrack// Intro - Oren Lavie - locked in a room 1:04 Blue States - Alight Here. 2:32 Valotihkuu - Sleeping In Wildflower Meadow 3:22 Nanobyte – Honour 5:01 GALIMATIAS & SORROW – Subside 5:42 Dusky - Ingrid Is A Hybrid (Original Mix) 6:30 Mogwai - Take Me Somewhere Nice 7:57 Hyphex - Fading Light 9:20 Nova Nova – See 11:06 Blue States - Vision Trail 12:41 Burn Water (Dagogo Altraide) - Never Lose Sight » Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/ColdFusionTV » My music | http://burnwater.bandcamp.com or » http://www.soundcloud.com/burnwater » https://www.patreon.com/ColdFusion_TV » Collection of music used in videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOrJJKW31OA Producer: Dagogo Altraide » Twitter | @ColdFusion_TV » Insta | coldfusiontv Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…

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