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'A World Without Social Media?' Episode 79 'The Bakery Bears Radio Show' (Patreon)

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2023-02-09 17:01:00
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2024-05
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Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 79

We are delighted to return with our latest episode of the Radio Show. Sadly we had a problem with Dans mic in this episode which we apologies for. Whilst you can hear everything, the audio quality is not up to our usual standard. So sorry for this folks, but it was such a wonderful debate, we didn't want you guys not to hear it.

Today we are discussing a topic suggested by one of you amazing listeners! The question is, what would happen to the world if social media disappeared for two weeks. What would the positives be, what would the negatives be and at the end of it all, would we be better off. 

Join Kay & Dan as they:

  • Discuss some of the technological challenges of the 21st century 
  • Run into their postman and have a little chat
  • Discuss the positives and negatives of social media
  • Talk about some of their personal experiences with social media 
  • Look for answers to some of the problems posed by social media 

We'll see you on the 23rd of February with the next episode of the show.

You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:

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Viv Fowler

At first I wasn’t going to respond to your discussion regarding Social Media. Much of what you were talking about I found that I agreed with, but a couple of things are prickling in my mind and so here goes. For someone like me who became disabled and eventually bed-bound over the last 10 years “Social Media” has been my life line. Most of my social circle slowly faded away, the “herd” moved on and left me to my fate… Via “Social Media” is the only way I can connect now in anyway, but in whatever way I choose. I’m no fan of Tictok, Twitter, or Snapchat-esk soft wear. I all but abandoned Facebook (after all I’d only set up an account originally in order to teach my students how to do it. I was an IT teacher at my local collage) but Instagram and YouTube and my life lines. Yes Dan I do consider YouTube to be “Social Media” but I can chose to interact or not. As far as news of the larger world goes, I do not watch television or listen to radio. I found in my earlier years of confinement from the outside world that listening to what mankind persists to do to each other and this plant overwhelmingly disturbing and my elevated anxiety to it all aggravated my chronic pain. So what was left? In your discussion I dont think you gave enough thought to mankind’s overwhelming need to connect with a tribe… there are many lonely people out there and all too often their only way to connect is with social media. Of course Mr Mark Zuckerberg and his ilk did realise this as the Facebook creator took over Friends reunited, Instagram, Snapchat, and WhatsApp! I think that if Social Media disappeared, all those with large families or big social groups would fair just fine, but those not so lucky, people with no family and few if any friends, introverts, those with reclusive instincts, and a large proportion of the disabled community would suffer. Indeed COVID really highlighted how resourceful humankind can be when they are cut off from their tribe. More Vloggers popped up. More on line social events occurred, particularly in the community that most interests me (the world of crafting and yarn - just in case that wasn’t clear 😉) even online yarn festivals occurred. For the first time I, as a disabled member of the community got to join in a little more; if I wanted too that is. That I think is the crucial aspect of all this. Social Media should be used as a useful modern tool, but not as a crutch! We need better eduction on how to use it safely, starting now it seems from early school age. We also need better, kinder, communities. Filled with people who don’t just care about themselves but their wider community too. More inclusivity, more lessons in school on how to be kind to your neighbour and less how to climb over the top of your classmates and ultimately your community to reach the top…. But that’s probably a topic for discussion another day! Thank you for this opportunity to interact, regardless if no one responds, I’ve shared my thoughts now and they will rattle around the internet ether for ever 😆

Jennifer McHenry

I know I would be just fine if social media shut down for two weeks. I voluntarily left social media for over a year. I came back to Instagram a year ago and returned to Facebook only about 3 months ago. The whole idea of it just burned me out. After a contentious US election and all of the COVID hysteria, I had all I could stand of it. I never closed my Ravelry account after that mass exodus in the summer of 2018, or was it '19? Irrelevant. My Ravelry notebook is too valuable to me to give it up, but I did leave all the groups I was in. I now only belong to two groups and maintain my Ravelry notebook and I'm happy. Social media is quite boring because it's all jokes and memes. All fluff and no substance. I love the Bakery Bears Ravelry Group, Facebook Group, and I follow you both on Instagram. That's about all I need, and I would be just fine without it for 2 weeks.