Social media often puts individuals in feeds that provide them with information that confirms their personal worldviews, creating the illusion that they perceive things more logically as the information seems more widespread.
Banning the app could fuel diplomatic and economic problems between countries and worsen global tensions. If one country bans TikTok, other countries may ban products from that country in return. This back-and-forth conflict could lead to a trade war.
Grey's Anatomy and other medical television dramas draw the attention of Americans every day with an "accurate" representation of the life of doctors and the field of medicine. This illusion of accuracy, when left untreated and unfiltered, is deadly.
To gain respect and recognition, women are forced into the restricting persona of girl power. How are consumers supposed to recognize something that is so normalized, so seemingly empowering, yet so obviously demoralizing?
Leaders grappling with tumult thus constantly face the begging question: how can nations navigate chaos without succumbing to the divisive allure of nationalism?
Though the idea of changing our DNA isn’t new, the process of molecularly editing the genetic code is something now possible through tech like CRISPR. The question that remains is whether we should use it.
Apple vs. Android. Blue texts vs. green texts. Conformity vs. individuality, perhaps. It’s hard to ignore the elephant in the room: does it even matter which phone you choose?
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