social media is TRASH now -- thanks, tech bros!! | Internet Analysis

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Discover your new favorite game! Merge the cutest creatures and unlock endless fun. Download Midas Merge for free at https://wildlifestudios.yt.link/7SkrgAv. ► WANT TO SUPPORT? (you are too kind!!) one-time donation: https://ko-fi.com/tiffanyferg PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/tiffanyferg ► This episode was co-written by Salem, with some script editing done by Sheriden. Check out Salem's substack: https://salemsaberhagen.substack.com/ ► Watch Internet Analysis episodes on on SPOTIFY! https://open.spotify.com/show/1lec8eAqILmZGdLWY2AqGH?si=SBpBT8IpTDiCNQRbBFQMlg ► MY SOCIALS: SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@tiffanyferg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tferg__/ Second Channel: http://bit.ly/tfergvlogs ► TIME STAMPS: 0:00 - intro 2:06 - the bad 5:45 - thanks, sponsor! 6:53 - all the apps are trying to be the same 8:20 - the ugly 11:54 - tech billionaire losers 14:05 - tangent about language 18:19 - the creator economy 22:40 - AI slop 26:45 - stay tuned for part two!! ► MY RELATED VIDEOS: https://youtu.be/PPWeAe4_tkY?si=qPwuSQn-rzTom_pl https://youtu.be/Clb48HSRnXk?si=7cquvNQhNKVyZQIe https://youtu.be/bOVFikDhs4I?si=U1z2f5uc_B49-vl2 https://youtu.be/UXTlxL4rWT0?si=0AnrujeioxQtZgrx https://youtu.be/1tqDH6MmEEg?si=eUeA023UoI2vmk2B ► RESOURCES & REFERENCES: TikTok is offline in the U.S. after Supreme Court upholds ban - https://www.npr.org/2025/01/18/nx-s1-5266146/tiktok-offline-supreme-court-ban#:~:text=Weekend%20Edition%20Sunday-,TikTok%20is%20offline%20in%20the%20U.S.%20after%20Supreme%20Court%20upholds,its%20China%2Dbased%20parent%20company. ‘The vibes were off’: How half a day without TikTok changed everything - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/22/tiktok-ban-app-online-users-quit/ Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore (by Kyle Chayka) - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-the-internet-isnt-fun-anymore How the algorithms are erasing culture & ruining our lives (Ashley Embers) - https://youtu.be/DRCYS21MBoM?si=5eydHOgK9FyLLLog Context collapse - https://youtu.be/Kg80WfrZuTM?si=GhZXYlW0tgBCNKQe Hank Green tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hankgreen1?lang=en The effects of ‘brain rot’: How junk content is damaging our minds - https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-12-26/the-effects-of-brain-rot-how-junk-content-is-damaging-our-minds.html Machine yearning (by Rayne Fisher-Quann) - https://internetprincess.substack.com/p/machine-yearning Technology isn't fun anymore (Drew Gooden) - https://youtu.be/P-TANCVoHlc?si=ut5dwNqoXqA8rora What if…social media were not for profit? (by Nick Dowson) - https://newint.org/features/2023/02/20/what-if%E2%80%A6social-media-were-not-profit Tech billionaires want to get richer. Trump is already helping them. - https://www.npr.org/2025/01/24/1226561708/trump-billionaires-tech-oligarchy A Nation of Online Incel Losers (by P.E. Moskowitz) - https://mentalhellth.xyz/p/a-nation-of-online-incel-losers The Tech Bro-ligarchy (Matt Bernstein) - https://youtu.be/VUoraFiCwVc?si=rksbGtBoW61DM0yv Christian Divyne tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@xiandivyne?lang=en Why It’s Time to Fight Back Against the Dystopian Tech-Trump Oligarchy - https://bylinetimes.com/2025/01/26/the-tech-trump-alliance/ Search the YouTube Videos Secretly Powering Generative AI - https://www.proofnews.org/youtube-ai-search/ The Endless Hell of YouTube Tutorials (The Zatzman) - https://youtu.be/3g0j2p_OYt4?si=p19HWh4irpyrR7Zi ► Business Inquiries: [email protected] #internetanalysis #quittingsocialmedia