# The social dilemma #movie #referencenote # Metadata - Author: [[Netflix]] - date of release: 2020 - date of watching: 2020 # Summary A great documentary about social media. The Social Dilemma is an American docudrama film directed by Jeff Orlowski and written by Orlowski, Davis Coombe, and Vickie Curtis. It goes into depth on how social media's design is meant to nurture an addiction, manipulate people and governments, and spread conspiracy theories such as Pizzagate and aiding groups such as flat-earthers. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Dilemma). - Social media is addictive—by design— and do not help build the kind of relationships that are needed when things go bad! [[Simon Sinek TED interview 2021]]