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What does the author believe about human nature and social media?
What does the author believe about human nature and social media?
- Our evolutionary social skills and the political and economic context have contributed to the rise in online aggression (correct)
- Social media has had no impact on our human nature
- Our capacity for cooperation has decreased due to social media
- Social media has unlocked our cruel human nature
What is the main factor contributing to anonymity on the internet?
What is the main factor contributing to anonymity on the internet?
- Lack of regulation by governments
- The nature of the internet itself (correct)
- User choice to remain anonymous
- Purposeful design of social media platforms
What is the author's profession?
What is the author's profession?
- Economist
- Sociologist
- Neuroscientist
- Anthropologist (correct)
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Study Notes
- Aggression on social media is common, with 4 out of 10 people experiencing harassment online.
- Anonymity on the internet provides cover for nasty and harassing behavior.
- Hate crimes are on the rise and political divisions appear to be growing.
- The level of public bitterness, especially online, is substantial.
- Social media has not unlocked our cruel human nature.
- As an evolutionary anthropologist, the author believes we have evolved to collaborate and solve problems together.
- The rise in online aggression is a product of our evolutionary social skills, the social media boom, and the specific political and economic context.
- Our brains have gotten bigger and our capacity for cooperation has exploded.
- We have evolved from groups of apelike beings armed with sticks and stones to creators of cars, rockets, great works of art, nations, and global economic systems.
- The explosive combination of social media, evolutionary social skills, and political and economic context has opened up a space for more people to fan the flames of aggression and insult online.
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