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Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.90,0:00:12.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm fat.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.30,0:00:14.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow, I'm fat.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.23,0:00:18.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's only nineteen years old,\Nwhat am I doing with my life?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.72,0:00:21.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey! Two likes! Nice.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.82,0:00:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do I like this photo?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.02,0:00:26.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does she really need more likes?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.60,0:00:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope I'm going to be invited\Nto the wedding.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.47,0:00:31.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One more like, nice!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.70,0:00:35.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to the internal monologue\Nof a typical social media scroll.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.54,0:00:39.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A monologue that so many\Nof us have every day,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.39,0:00:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we don't think about it,\Nwe don't talk about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.54,0:00:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, many of us\Ncan't even recognize it happening.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.83,0:00:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm Bailey Parnell,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.20,0:00:50.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I will discuss\Nthe unintended consequences
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.66,0:00:52.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,social media is having\Non your mental health.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.30,0:00:55.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will show you what's\Nstressing you out every day,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.68,0:00:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what it's doing to you,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.92,0:01:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how you can craft\Na better experience for yourself online.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.46,0:01:03.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just over a year ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.87,0:01:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my sister and I took a four-day\Nvacation to Jasper, Alberta.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.30,0:01:12.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was the first no-work vacation\NI had taken in four years.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.98,0:01:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On this vacation, I was going dark.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.36,0:01:20.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was turning on airplane mode,\Nno email and no social media.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.49,0:01:22.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first day there,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.81,0:01:25.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was still experiencing\Nphantom vibration syndrome.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.25,0:01:27.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's where you think\Nyour phone went off,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.25,0:01:29.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you check and it didn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.01,0:01:30.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was checking incessantly.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.83,0:01:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was distracted in conversation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.70,0:01:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was seeing these gorgeous sights\NJasper had to offer,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.50,0:01:37.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my first reaction\Nwas to take out my phone
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.70,0:01:39.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and post it on social.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.17,0:01:41.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But of course it wasn't there.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.09,0:01:44.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second day was a little bit easier.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.63,0:01:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might be thinking I'm ridiculous,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.52,0:01:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I hadn't been completely\Ndisconnected in over four years.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.78,0:01:53.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was practically\Na new experience again.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.30,0:01:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wasn't until the fourth day I was there
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.34,0:01:57.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I was finally comfortable\Nwithout my phone.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.08,0:02:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was sitting with my sister,\Nliterally on the side of this mountain,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.31,0:02:03.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I started thinking to myself:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.26,0:02:05.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What is social media doing to me?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.74,0:02:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is it doing to my peers?"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.68,0:02:10.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was only four days,\Nand it was anxiety-inducing,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.90,0:02:13.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was stressful and it\Nresulted in withdrawals.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.78,0:02:17.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's when I started to ask questions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.14,0:02:20.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have since started\Nmy master's research into this subject.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.57,0:02:24.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've worked in social marketing\Nprimarily in higher education
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.64,0:02:26.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for most of my career.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.35,0:02:29.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That means I work\Nwith a lot of 18- to 24-year-olds,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.22,0:02:31.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which also happens to be
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.38,0:02:33.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most active demographic\Non social media.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.69,0:02:36.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other thing you need to know about me
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.65,0:02:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that I'm young enough\Nto have grown up with social media,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.08,0:02:42.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but just old enough to be able\Nto critically engage with it
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.88,0:02:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a way that twelve-year-old me\Nprobably couldn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.81,0:02:49.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My life is social media: personally,\Nprofessionally and academically.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.93,0:02:53.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it was doing this to me,\Nwhat was it doing to everyone else?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.08,0:02:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I immediately found out I wasn't alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.53,0:03:03.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The center for collegiate mental health\Nfound that the top three diagnoses
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.03,0:03:07.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on University campuses\Nare anxiety, depression and stress.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.04,0:03:11.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Numerous studies from the US,\NCanada, the UK, you name it,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.77,0:03:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have linked this high social media use
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.03,0:03:16.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with these high levels\Nof anxiety and depression.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.72,0:03:20.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the scary thing\Nis that high social media use
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.34,0:03:22.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is almost everyone I know:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.75,0:03:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my friends, my family, my colleagues.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.97,0:03:30.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,90% of 18- to 29-year-olds\Nare on social media.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.09,0:03:34.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We spend on average\Ntwo hours a day there.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.07,0:03:36.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't even eat for two hours a day.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.45,0:03:41.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,70% of the Canadian population\Nis on social media.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.13,0:03:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our voter turnout isn't even 70%.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.36,0:03:49.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anything we do this often\Nis worthy of critical observation.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.94,0:03:53.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anything we spend this much time doing\Nhas lasting effects on us.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.63,0:03:56.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let me introduce you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.16,0:03:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to four of the most common\Nstressors on social media,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.43,0:04:00.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if go unchecked
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.68,0:04:03.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have potential to become\Nfull-blown mental health issues,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.88,0:04:06.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is by no means\Nan exhaustive list.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.77,0:04:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number one: the Highlight Reel.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.33,0:04:12.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like in sports,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.73,0:04:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the highlight reel is a collection\Nof the best and brightest moments.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.96,0:04:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Social media is\Nour personal highlight reel.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.44,0:04:21.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's where we put up our wins,\Nor when we look great,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.93,0:04:24.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or when we are out\Nwith friends and family.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.18,0:04:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we struggle with insecurity
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.98,0:04:28.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we compare\Nour behind-the-scenes
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.34,0:04:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with everyone else's highlight reels.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.46,0:04:33.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are constantly comparing\Nourselves to others.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.17,0:04:35.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, this was happening\Nbefore social media,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.74,0:04:37.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with TV and celebrity,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.58,0:04:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but now it's happening all the time,\Nand it's directly linked to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.61,0:04:45.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A perfect example I came across\Nin preparation for this talk
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.78,0:04:48.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is my friend on vacation: 'brb, nap ...'
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.72,0:04:50.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.71,0:04:53.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Wait, why can't I afford a vacation?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.19,0:04:56.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why am I just sitting here\Nin my PJ's watching Netflix?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.03,0:04:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to be on a beach.'
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.82,0:05:01.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's the thing, I know her very well.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.52,0:05:03.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew this was\Nout of the ordinary for her.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.20,0:05:06.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew she was typically\Ndrowning in schoolwork.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.61,0:05:08.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we think, 'Who wants to see that?'
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.04,0:05:11.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The highlights are\Nwhat people want to see.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.28,0:05:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, when your highlights do well,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.56,0:05:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you encounter the second\Nstressor on social media.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.79,0:05:20.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is number two: Social Currency.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.89,0:05:26.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like the dollar, a currency\Nis literally something we use
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.05,0:05:28.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to attribute value to a good or service.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.00,0:05:31.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In social media, these likes,\Nthe comments, the shares
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.81,0:05:36.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have become this form of social currency\Nby which we attribute value to something.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.87,0:05:39.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In marketing, we call it\Nthe 'Economy of Attention'.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.68,0:05:41.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything is competing\Nfor your attention,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.70,0:05:45.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when you give something a like\Nor a piece of that finite attention,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.54,0:05:48.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it becomes a recorded transaction\Nattributing value.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.97,0:05:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is great if you\Nare selling albums or clothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.72,0:05:55.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem is that in our social media,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.62,0:05:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[WE are the product.]
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.44,0:05:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are letting others\Nattribute value to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.56,0:06:03.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know someone or are someone\Nthat has taken down a photo
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.48,0:06:06.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it didn't take as many likes\Nas you thought it would.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.07,0:06:09.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll admit, I've been\Nright there with you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.45,0:06:14.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We took our product off the shelf\Nbecause it wasn't selling fast enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.10,0:06:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is changing our sense of identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.72,0:06:20.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are tying up our self-worth\Nof what others think about us
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.56,0:06:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then we are quantifying it\Nfor everyone to see.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.78,0:06:25.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we are obsessed.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.02,0:06:29.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to get that selfie just right,\Nand we will take 300 photos to make sure.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.35,0:06:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we will wait\Nfor the perfect time to post.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.38,0:06:36.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are so obsessed
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.65,0:06:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have biological responses\Nwhen we can't participate.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.81,0:06:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which leads me to\Nthe third stressor on social media.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.98,0:06:46.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number three: F.O.M.O.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.94,0:06:49.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a light phrase\Nwe've all thrown around.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.72,0:06:53.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,F.O.M.O., or the 'fear of missing out',\Nis an actual social anxiety
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.93,0:06:56.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the fear that you are missing\Na potential connection,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.82,0:06:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,event, or opportunity.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.52,0:07:02.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A collection of Canadian Universities\Nfound that 7/10 students
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.37,0:07:05.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said they would get rid of\Ntheir social networking accounts
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.35,0:07:08.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it were not for fear\Nof being left 'out of the loop'.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.32,0:07:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Out of curiosity, how many people here
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.68,0:07:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have, or have considered\Ndeactivating your social.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.71,0:07:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's almost everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.70,0:07:21.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That F.O.M.O. you feel,\Nthe highlight reels, the social currency,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.76,0:07:25.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those are all results of a relatively\N'normal' social media experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.51,0:07:30.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what if going on social every day\Nwas a terrifying experience?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.05,0:07:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where you not just\Nquestion your self-worth
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.33,0:07:34.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you question your safety?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.44,0:07:37.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps the worst stressor\Non social media is number four:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.39,0:07:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Online Harassment.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.82,0:07:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,40% of online adults\Nhave experienced online harassment.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.68,0:07:48.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,73% have witnessed it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.92,0:07:52.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The unfortunate reality is\Nthat it is much worse and much more likely
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.50,0:07:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you are a woman, LGBTQ,\Na person of color, muslim -
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.89,0:07:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think you get the point.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.15,0:08:01.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem is that in the news\Nwe are seeing these big stories:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.25,0:08:04.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 18-year-old Tyler Clementi,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.01,0:08:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who took his life after his roommate\Nsecretly filmed him kissing another guy
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.22,0:08:09.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and outed him on Twitter.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.62,0:08:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see women like Anita Sarkeesian\Nbeing close to shamed of the internet
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.30,0:08:17.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sent death and rape threats\Nfor sharing their feminism.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.38,0:08:20.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see these stories once it is too late.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.25,0:08:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What about the everyday\Nonline harassment?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.76,0:08:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What about that ugly snapchat\Nyou sent your friend
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.52,0:08:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the intention of it being private,\Nand now it is up on Facebook?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.90,0:08:32.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'And so? It's just one photo, it's funny.'
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.84,0:08:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Just one mean comment, not a big deal.'
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.88,0:08:40.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when these micro moments\Nhappen over and over again, over time,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.17,0:08:42.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's when we have a macro problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.79,0:08:46.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to recognize\Nthese everyday instances as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.93,0:08:49.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if they go unchecked\Nand the effects unnoticed,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.57,0:08:52.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are going to have\Nmany more Tyler Clementis.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.04,0:08:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The effects are not always\Neasy to recognise.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.18,0:08:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many of you have noticed\Nthe notifications at the top of my screen?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.27,0:09:03.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many of you, like me,\Nare bothered that they're not checked?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.95,0:09:08.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok, let me check them for you.\N(Sighs) Okay!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.65,0:09:13.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just one small example\Nof what this can do to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.64,0:09:16.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you simply cannot focus\Nbecause your notifications
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.91,0:09:19.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are going off the handle,\Nand you need to check.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.38,0:09:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That need, eventually becomes addiction.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.48,0:09:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Regarding social media,\Nwe are already experiencing
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.90,0:09:29.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,impairment similar\Nto substance dependencies.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.63,0:09:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With every like, you get a shot\Nof that feel-good chemical, dopamine.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.89,0:09:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You gain more of that social currency.\NSo what do we do to feel good?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.89,0:09:40.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We check likes - just one more time.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.09,0:09:43.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We post - just one more time.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.02,0:09:46.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are anxious if we do not have access.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.20,0:09:50.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Doesn't that sound like every drug\Nyou have ever heard of?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.64,0:09:51.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.59,0:09:54.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when that grows,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.05,0:09:56.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when your social media use\Ngoes unconfronted overtime,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.94,0:09:59.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's when we see the rising levels\Nof anxiety and depression:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.89,0:10:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the F.O.M.O. the distractions,\Nthe highlight reels, the comparisons;
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.10,0:10:05.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a lot, and it's all the time!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.55,0:10:09.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Canadian Association of Mental Health
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.07,0:10:14.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,found that grades 7-12 students\Nwho spent two hours a day on social media
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.13,0:10:18.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reported higher levels of anxiety,\Ndepression and suicidal thoughts.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.76,0:10:23.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For those of you doing the math,\Nthat's as young as twelve years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.41,0:10:30.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is the thing, \NI like social media. I do, I love it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.41,0:10:32.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hearing what I've said today
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.78,0:10:35.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might make you think\NI want you to get off of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.07,0:10:36.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I don't.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.37,0:10:38.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't think it's going anywhere,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.37,0:10:39.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'm not going to waste my time
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.94,0:10:42.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,telling you to spend less time\Non social media.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.70,0:10:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Frankly, I don't think\Nabsence is an option anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.76,0:10:49.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that does not mean\Nyou can't practice 'safe social'.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.98,0:10:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything I have talked about today
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.29,0:10:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has nothing and everything to do\Nwith social media.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.61,0:11:01.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, social media\Nis neither good nor bad.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.68,0:11:05.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just the most recent tool we use\Nto do what we have always done:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.63,0:11:07.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tell stories and communicate\Nwith each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.41,0:11:11.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You wouldn't blame Samsung Television\Nfor a bad TV show.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.60,0:11:15.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Twitter doesn't make people\Nwrite hateful posts.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.18,0:11:18.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we talk about\Nthis dark side of social media,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.59,0:11:21.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we really talk about\Nis the dark side of people.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.36,0:11:23.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That dark side that makes\Nharassers harass;
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.41,0:11:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that insecurity that makes you\Ntake down a photo
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.68,0:11:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you were excited to share.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.18,0:11:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That dark side that looks at a picture\Nof a happy family and wonders
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.36,0:11:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why yours does not look like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.50,0:11:38.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So as parents, as educators,\Nas friends, as bosses
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.14,0:11:40.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this dark side is\Nwhat we need to focus on.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.47,0:11:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need preventative strategies\Nand coping strategies
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.02,0:11:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that when you have your low days -\Nbecause you will -
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.28,0:11:52.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you're questioning your self-worth,\Nyou never get as low as Tyler Clementi -
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.84,0:11:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the many others like him.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.88,0:11:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'OK, Bailey, how do you find\Nsocial media wellness?'
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.04,0:12:00.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's the good news:
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.87,0:12:03.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Recognising a problem\Nis the first step to fixing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.47,0:12:08.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So hearing this talk is just that,\Nstep one: recognise the problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.23,0:12:09.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know the power of suggestion,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.81,0:12:13.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when someone tells you about something\Nand you start seeing it everywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.35,0:12:15.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why awareness is critical.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.38,0:12:18.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because now you will at least\Nbe better able to recognise these effects
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.88,0:12:20.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if and when they happen to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.86,0:12:26.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second thing you are going to do\Nis audit your social media diet.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.79,0:12:30.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The same way we monitor\Nwhat goes into our mouth,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.10,0:12:32.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,monitor whatever goes\Ninto your head and heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.60,0:12:37.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ask yourself: 'Did that Facebook scroll\Nmake me feel better or worse off?'
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.40,0:12:39.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'How many times\Ndo I actually check likes?'
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.27,0:12:42.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Why am I responding\Nthis way to that photo?'
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.12,0:12:45.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then ask yourself if you are\Nhappy with the results.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.86,0:12:47.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might be and that's OK!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.32,0:12:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you're not, move on to step three.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.59,0:12:53.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Create a better online experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.56,0:12:56.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After my partner did his audit,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.05,0:12:59.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he realised his self-worth\Nwas too tied up in social media,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.08,0:13:03.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but particularly celebrities reminding him\Nof the things he didn't have.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.17,0:13:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So he unfollowed all brands\Nand all celebrities.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.54,0:13:08.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That worked for him.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.03,0:13:10.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it might not be celebrities for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.14,0:13:13.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, I had to purge\Nother people off my timeline.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.05,0:13:14.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me tell you a secret.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.38,0:13:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You do not have to follow your 'friends'.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.68,0:13:19.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The truth is that sometimes our friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.97,0:13:23.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the people we have\Non Facebook as a courtesy,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.22,0:13:24.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they just suck online!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.96,0:13:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You find yourself in this\Npassive-aggressive status war
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.94,0:13:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you didn't even know was happening.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.96,0:13:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or you are looking at 50 photos\Nof the same concert from the same angle.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.80,0:13:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:35.68,0:13:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to follow artists,\Nor comedians, or cats,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.36,0:13:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.19,0:13:43.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The last thing you will do\Nis model good behaviour.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.74,0:13:46.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Offline we are taught not to bully\Nother kids in the playground.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:46.79,0:13:49.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are taught to respect others\Nand treat them how they deserve.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.82,0:13:52.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are taught not to kick others\Nwhen they are down,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.33,0:13:54.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or take pleasure in their downfalls.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.12,0:13:55.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Social media is a tool.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.95,0:13:59.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A tool that can be used for good,\Nfor more positive groups,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.60,0:14:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for revolutions, for putting\Ngrumpy cat in Disney movies.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.45,0:14:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughs)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.78,0:14:06.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Internet is a weird place.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.10,0:14:09.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is social media hurting\Nyour mental health?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.32,0:14:11.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The answer is: it doesn't have to.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.76,0:14:15.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Social can tear you down,\Nyes, or it can lift you up,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.83,0:14:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you leave feeling better off,\Nor have an actual laugh-out-loud.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.51,0:14:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, I have 24 hours in a day,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.46,0:14:25.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I spend two of those hours\Non social media,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.46,0:14:29.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then I want my experiences to be full\Nof inspiration, laughs, motivation,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.99,0:14:32.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a whole lot of grumpy cat\Nin Disney movies.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.69,0:14:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.71,0:14:37.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)