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Can we Ctrl, Alt or Delete the influence of SM? | Tulimelao Kaute | TEDxUniversityofNamibia


I have the coolest job in the world what

I have the coolest job in the world what do i do I go to work I show up at the

do i do I go to work I show up at the

do i do I go to work I show up at the office I sit down I take a selfie I go

office I sit down I take a selfie I go

office I sit down I take a selfie I go on facebook check my messages check

on facebook check my messages check

on facebook check my messages check what’s happening and then from there go

what’s happening and then from there go

what’s happening and then from there go Twitter Instagram and so my box what my

Twitter Instagram and so my box what my

Twitter Instagram and so my box what my boss walks in and then he looks at me

boss walks in and then he looks at me

boss walks in and then he looks at me and goes great job right so what do I do

and goes great job right so what do I do

and goes great job right so what do I do I literally get paid to be on Facebook I

I literally get paid to be on Facebook I

I literally get paid to be on Facebook I & Twitter all day per se but on top of

& Twitter all day per se but on top of

& Twitter all day per se but on top of that my job is really about social

that my job is really about social

that my job is really about social listening now social listening is more

listening now social listening is more

listening now social listening is more about listening to different comments

about listening to different comments

about listening to different comments queries finding other people are saying

queries finding other people are saying

queries finding other people are saying following the different hashtags and

following the different hashtags and

following the different hashtags and hearing what exactly is going on across

hearing what exactly is going on across

hearing what exactly is going on across the world or across various social media

the world or across various social media

the world or across various social media sites per se now just to give you some

sites per se now just to give you some

sites per se now just to give you some statistics to give some interesting

statistics to give some interesting

statistics to give some interesting facts with some the leading social

facts with some the leading social

facts with some the leading social networks across the world facebook is

networks across the world facebook is

networks across the world facebook is currently the biggest ones followed by

currently the biggest ones followed by

currently the biggest ones followed by what’s up as well as facebook Messenger

what’s up as well as facebook Messenger

what’s up as well as facebook Messenger with about 900 million followers that is

with about 900 million followers that is

with about 900 million followers that is now on average or rather we have about

now on average or rather we have about

now on average or rather we have about 7.1 billion people across the world of

7.1 billion people across the world of

7.1 billion people across the world of which 2.1 2.1 billion of those actually

which 2.1 2.1 billion of those actually

which 2.1 2.1 billion of those actually on some social psych to say and about

on some social psych to say and about

on some social psych to say and about fifty percent of people who are on

fifty percent of people who are on

fifty percent of people who are on Facebook actually go there more than

Facebook actually go there more than

Facebook actually go there more than once a day hands up if you’ve been on

once a day hands up if you’ve been on

once a day hands up if you’ve been on facebook modem

okay it’s about thirty forty percent

okay it’s about thirty forty percent okay okay now there’s about one on a

okay okay now there’s about one on a

okay okay now there’s about one on a monthly basis about 1.3 nine billion

monthly basis about 1.3 nine billion

monthly basis about 1.3 nine billion people that are gone that go on facebook

people that are gone that go on facebook

people that are gone that go on facebook and about 800 million people that aren’t

and about 800 million people that aren’t

and about 800 million people that aren’t Facebook consistently every single day

Facebook consistently every single day

Facebook consistently every single day about 1 billion of those consistently

about 1 billion of those consistently

about 1 billion of those consistently say such about various things such for

say such about various things such for

say such about various things such for friends search for various other

friends search for various other

friends search for various other interested business that you’re in and

interested business that you’re in and

interested business that you’re in and about 2 billion photos actually go on

about 2 billion photos actually go on

about 2 billion photos actually go on Facebook every single day now how much

Facebook every single day now how much

Facebook every single day now how much influence does social media have on our

influence does social media have on our

influence does social media have on our lives now hands up if you’ve ever been

lives now hands up if you’ve ever been

lives now hands up if you’ve ever been on a date and you felt like this person

on a date and you felt like this person

on a date and you felt like this person has taken more South yours has actually

has taken more South yours has actually

has taken more South yours has actually spent more time on their social media

spent more time on their social media

spent more time on their social media then they have spent time talking to you

then they have spent time talking to you

then they have spent time talking to you and in some situations many of us in

and in some situations many of us in

and in some situations many of us in family situations where you spend a lot

family situations where you spend a lot

family situations where you spend a lot more time interacting on social media

more time interacting on social media

more time interacting on social media then it is actually interacting with

then it is actually interacting with

then it is actually interacting with your family and for some of you I know

your family and for some of you I know

your family and for some of you I know you’ve been on those vacations where

you’ve been on those vacations where

you’ve been on those vacations where it’s not about being on the vacation

it’s not about being on the vacation

it’s not about being on the vacation it’s small by showing people that hey

it’s small by showing people that hey

it’s small by showing people that hey I’m at the coast look at me now for some

I’m at the coast look at me now for some

I’m at the coast look at me now for some of you social media has connected you to

of you social media has connected you to

of you social media has connected you to new friends you know those awkward

new friends you know those awkward

new friends you know those awkward situations all those situations where

situations all those situations where

situations all those situations where you start looking through somebody’s

you start looking through somebody’s

you start looking through somebody’s profile and you end up on their cousins

profile and you end up on their cousins

profile and you end up on their cousins uncles wife’s pictures from 2010 and

uncles wife’s pictures from 2010 and

uncles wife’s pictures from 2010 and then you meet the person you feel like

then you meet the person you feel like

then you meet the person you feel like you know them hashtag stalker alert

you know them hashtag stalker alert

you know them hashtag stalker alert tendencies

tendencies

tendencies all right however social media has also

all right however social media has also

all right however social media has also brought about some very interesting or

brought about some very interesting or

brought about some very interesting or some rather series advocacy that is the

some rather series advocacy that is the

some rather series advocacy that is the black lives matter movement which is

black lives matter movement which is

black lives matter movement which is currently happening in the USA being one

currently happening in the USA being one

currently happening in the USA being one of them whereby people were black people

of them whereby people were black people

of them whereby people were black people actually advocating for the right

actually advocating for the right

actually advocating for the right treatment the same and the fees must

treatment the same and the fees must

treatment the same and the fees must fault movement which is currently

fault movement which is currently

fault movement which is currently happening in sa as well and has also

happening in sa as well and has also

happening in sa as well and has also spilled over to Namibia some time that

spilled over to Namibia some time that

spilled over to Namibia some time that now have you find yourself in this

now have you find yourself in this

now have you find yourself in this situation when you ask yourself Who am I

situation when you ask yourself Who am I

situation when you ask yourself Who am I and what am I doing here let you answer

and what am I doing here let you answer

and what am I doing here let you answer it well I’m here because I’m here simply

it well I’m here because I’m here simply

it well I’m here because I’m here simply meaning that you find yourself in a

meaning that you find yourself in a

meaning that you find yourself in a situation where you’re not really sure

situation where you’re not really sure

situation where you’re not really sure why you want this particular site you’re

why you want this particular site you’re

why you want this particular site you’re just that because you are there and some

just that because you are there and some

just that because you are there and some of you if your student on pretty sure

of you if your student on pretty sure

of you if your student on pretty sure you can test this it’s eternal clock

you can test this it’s eternal clock

you can test this it’s eternal clock you’re studying for an exam and then

you’re studying for an exam and then

you’re studying for an exam and then from there you get a notification and

from there you get a notification and

from there you get a notification and you start commenting next thing you know

you start commenting next thing you know

you start commenting next thing you know Soph o’clock in the morning he ask

Soph o’clock in the morning he ask

Soph o’clock in the morning he ask yourself why am I doing here man I’ve

yourself why am I doing here man I’ve

yourself why am I doing here man I’ve got exams in the morning and this is

got exams in the morning and this is

got exams in the morning and this is five said but it’s actually quite true

five said but it’s actually quite true

five said but it’s actually quite true people nowadays would rather take a

people nowadays would rather take a

people nowadays would rather take a video of you being in trouble then

video of you being in trouble then

video of you being in trouble then actually helping you out a few months

actually helping you out a few months

actually helping you out a few months back I saw this one video where a guy

back I saw this one video where a guy

back I saw this one video where a guy was being chased by three guys and so

was being chased by three guys and so

was being chased by three guys and so when they caught him they shot him like

when they caught him they shot him like

when they caught him they shot him like a couple of times what was interesting

a couple of times what was interesting

a couple of times what was interesting was that somebody actually taken a video

was that somebody actually taken a video

was that somebody actually taken a video this whole thing happening and then they

this whole thing happening and then they

this whole thing happening and then they took the video in the post on social

took the video in the post on social

took the video in the post on social media there’s a lot of comments about

media there’s a lot of comments about

media there’s a lot of comments about that which led me to this question is

that which led me to this question is

that which led me to this question is social media the root of all evil and

social media the root of all evil and

social media the root of all evil and why do we need to control other oddly

why do we need to control other oddly

why do we need to control other oddly the influence of social media in our

the influence of social media in our

the influence of social media in our lives I realized that social media is a

lives I realized that social media is a

lives I realized that social media is a to write it merely reveals and

to write it merely reveals and

to write it merely reveals and broadcasts who we are for example if I

broadcasts who we are for example if I

broadcasts who we are for example if I take my phone and I throw it towards you

take my phone and I throw it towards you

take my phone and I throw it towards you and I hit you really bad right does that

and I hit you really bad right does that

and I hit you really bad right does that make my phone even know it simply means

make my phone even know it simply means

make my phone even know it simply means that the phone the phone is being used

that the phone the phone is being used

that the phone the phone is being used and how i use it reveals my intention

and how i use it reveals my intention

and how i use it reveals my intention which might be the ones that are evil

which might be the ones that are evil

which might be the ones that are evil now this is what I realize that the love

now this is what I realize that the love

now this is what I realize that the love of social media is the root of all

of social media is the root of all

of social media is the root of all now this comes from the great book

now this comes from the great book

now this comes from the great book offers to Lee chapter 4 verse 25 thank

offers to Lee chapter 4 verse 25 thank

offers to Lee chapter 4 verse 25 thank you I realized that we like share

you I realized that we like share

you I realized that we like share comment on things and social media

comment on things and social media

comment on things and social media thinks that actually interests our souls

thinks that actually interests our souls

thinks that actually interests our souls see every like everything that we like

see every like everything that we like

see every like everything that we like when you like a particular page displays

when you like a particular page displays

when you like a particular page displays our interest if i go to TEDx namibian I

our interest if i go to TEDx namibian I

our interest if i go to TEDx namibian I like that page because I’m interested in

like that page because I’m interested in

like that page because I’m interested in what they have to say or if I like a

what they have to say or if I like a

what they have to say or if I like a particular celebrities through some

particular celebrities through some

particular celebrities through some interested in what they are saying to

interested in what they are saying to

interested in what they are saying to say and every comment reveals our

say and every comment reveals our

say and every comment reveals our thoughts see you don’t comment out of

thoughts see you don’t comment out of

thoughts see you don’t comment out of somebody else’s mind you comin out of

somebody else’s mind you comin out of

somebody else’s mind you comin out of your own mind out of your own

your own mind out of your own

your own mind out of your own perspective young Furies and as well

perspective young Furies and as well

perspective young Furies and as well every share across our voices have you

every share across our voices have you

every share across our voices have you ever seen those memes that actually just

ever seen those memes that actually just

ever seen those memes that actually just kind of say that what you wanna say you

kind of say that what you wanna say you

kind of say that what you wanna say you didn’t really have words but the moment

didn’t really have words but the moment

didn’t really have words but the moment you saw that like this is what I want to

you saw that like this is what I want to

you saw that like this is what I want to say so every share that we do actually

say so every share that we do actually

say so every share that we do actually echoes our own voices now evil in itself

echoes our own voices now evil in itself

echoes our own voices now evil in itself begins when you like comment and share

begins when you like comment and share

begins when you like comment and share on social media more than you share in

on social media more than you share in

on social media more than you share in real life alright and this is actually

real life alright and this is actually

real life alright and this is actually what begins to destroy the soul because

what begins to destroy the soul because

what begins to destroy the soul because you gotta realize that social media is a

you gotta realize that social media is a

you gotta realize that social media is a platform which does not necessarily have

platform which does not necessarily have

platform which does not necessarily have a soul a few months back or rather few

a soul a few months back or rather few

a soul a few months back or rather few weeks back I turned a friend’s wedding

weeks back I turned a friend’s wedding

weeks back I turned a friend’s wedding and so my friend is Namibian and his

and so my friend is Namibian and his

and so my friend is Namibian and his wife is actually from Russia so the wife

wife is actually from Russia so the wife

wife is actually from Russia so the wife couldn’t have couldn’t have the family

couldn’t have couldn’t have the family

couldn’t have couldn’t have the family here so what she did was that she was

here so what she did was that she was

here so what she did was that she was tweeting about it she was taking photo

tweeting about it she was taking photo

tweeting about it she was taking photo sending to the mom you know how to shine

sending to the mom you know how to shine

sending to the mom you know how to shine too she was taking photos and all these

too she was taking photos and all these

too she was taking photos and all these things you know and she’s trying to

things you know and she’s trying to

things you know and she’s trying to connect a mom to the experience and so

connect a mom to the experience and so

connect a mom to the experience and so at some point um you know namibians we

at some point um you know namibians we

at some point um you know namibians we have a when it comes to weddings we have

have a when it comes to weddings we have

have a when it comes to weddings we have a culture of being very we like to dance

a culture of being very we like to dance

a culture of being very we like to dance and show off a lot of things so at some

and show off a lot of things so at some

and show off a lot of things so at some point she was till she was on skype and

point she was till she was on skype and

point she was till she was on skype and she was showing the mom was happening

she was showing the mom was happening

she was showing the mom was happening she was trying to all this and I

she was trying to all this and I

she was trying to all this and I realized that she was trying to connect

realized that she was trying to connect

realized that she was trying to connect her mom to the experience although her

her mom to the experience although her

her mom to the experience although her mom’s actually very far she’s trying to

mom’s actually very far she’s trying to

mom’s actually very far she’s trying to connect her mom to the experience what

connect her mom to the experience what

connect her mom to the experience what was interesting was that while she was

was interesting was that while she was

was interesting was that while she was trying to connect our mom to the

trying to connect our mom to the

trying to connect our mom to the experience she herself was missing out

experience she herself was missing out

experience she herself was missing out on the experience

on the experience

on the experience this is what led me to this social media

this is what led me to this social media

this is what led me to this social media today is pretty grated connecting us to

today is pretty grated connecting us to

today is pretty grated connecting us to people across the world families friends

people across the world families friends

people across the world families friends people we know but we don’t know people

people we know but we don’t know people

people we know but we don’t know people with new ideas and stuff like it but

with new ideas and stuff like it but

with new ideas and stuff like it but it’s pretty lousy at actually connecting

it’s pretty lousy at actually connecting

it’s pretty lousy at actually connecting us to the people who are right next to

us to the people who are right next to

us to the people who are right next to us the realities is nothing can ever

us the realities is nothing can ever

us the realities is nothing can ever replace the power of the human touch see

replace the power of the human touch see

replace the power of the human touch see when you’re going through a set

when you’re going through a set

when you’re going through a set situation I can send you a sad emoji or

situation I can send you a sad emoji or

situation I can send you a sad emoji or I’m sorry emoji or if I want to say I

I’m sorry emoji or if I want to say I

I’m sorry emoji or if I want to say I can send you all these little nice hard

can send you all these little nice hard

can send you all these little nice hard things and all the things off you’re

things and all the things off you’re

things and all the things off you’re going through a hard time I can send you

going through a hard time I can send you

going through a hard time I can send you hugs and kisses unfortunately nothing

hugs and kisses unfortunately nothing

hugs and kisses unfortunately nothing can ever replace me being there actually

can ever replace me being there actually

can ever replace me being there actually giving you a hug or saying I’m sorry or

giving you a hug or saying I’m sorry or

giving you a hug or saying I’m sorry or just being the end up person’s presence

just being the end up person’s presence

just being the end up person’s presence we say so this is what I’ve learned that

we say so this is what I’ve learned that

we say so this is what I’ve learned that every post every comment every share

every post every comment every share

every post every comment every share that we have say something about us and

that we have say something about us and

that we have say something about us and so here’s the question how do we

so here’s the question how do we

so here’s the question how do we actually control author or delete the

actually control author or delete the

actually control author or delete the influence of social media in our lives

influence of social media in our lives

influence of social media in our lives of which control means to find to

of which control means to find to

of which control means to find to determine alternative behaviors other

determine alternative behaviors other

determine alternative behaviors other means to find other possibilities or

means to find other possibilities or

means to find other possibilities or choices and delete to simply remove this

choices and delete to simply remove this

choices and delete to simply remove this particular thing and the answer is this

particular thing and the answer is this

particular thing and the answer is this as by knowing who you are see when you

as by knowing who you are see when you

as by knowing who you are see when you know who you are it’s easy for you to

know who you are it’s easy for you to

know who you are it’s easy for you to determine everything this is it for you

determine everything this is it for you

determine everything this is it for you to determine what social networks or

to determine what social networks or

to determine what social networks or what social sites you’re on this is

what social sites you’re on this is

what social sites you’re on this is before you determine as to how much time

before you determine as to how much time

before you determine as to how much time you spend on social media is easy for

you spend on social media is easy for

you spend on social media is easy for you to control all these other

you to control all these other

you to control all these other influences come of social media / say so

influences come of social media / say so

influences come of social media / say so why what do your post comments or share

why what do your post comments or share

why what do your post comments or share say about you at the end of the day see

say about you at the end of the day see

say about you at the end of the day see it’s interesting when you pull something

it’s interesting when you pull something

it’s interesting when you pull something it says a lot about who you are if I go

it says a lot about who you are if I go

it says a lot about who you are if I go on Facebook and I start sharing about

on Facebook and I start sharing about

on Facebook and I start sharing about how I hate all black people because well

how I hate all black people because well

how I hate all black people because well for some unknown reason it doesn’t say

for some unknown reason it doesn’t say

for some unknown reason it doesn’t say much about the black people says a lot

much about the black people says a lot

much about the black people says a lot about who I am this is a lot about why I

about who I am this is a lot about why I

about who I am this is a lot about why I hate or why I’m in this particular

hate or why I’m in this particular

hate or why I’m in this particular situation to say

situation to say

situation to say so have you say that ladies and young I

so have you say that ladies and young I

so have you say that ladies and young I thank you before I go um it will be

thank you before I go um it will be

thank you before I go um it will be totally wrong for me to do a talk on

totally wrong for me to do a talk on

totally wrong for me to do a talk on social media and not take a song here

social media and not take a song here

social media and not take a song here I’m sorry hey I really have not take a

I’m sorry hey I really have not take a

I’m sorry hey I really have not take a selfie well on stage so please bear with

selfie well on stage so please bear with

selfie well on stage so please bear with me for a second while I take a selfie

me for a second while I take a selfie

me for a second while I take a selfie and if you in the front look pleased to

and if you in the front look pleased to

and if you in the front look pleased to smile yeah for my selfie yes let’s just

smile yeah for my selfie yes let’s just

smile yeah for my selfie yes let’s just do that ah yes beautiful okay thank you

do that ah yes beautiful okay thank you

do that ah yes beautiful okay thank you so much

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